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PORTRAIT OF AN ISLAND
by Mildred and John Teal
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/very good
- Seller
-
Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York: Atheneum, 1964. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. 6 x 9 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; minimal wear, very clean. Binding tight. Gift message on ffep. DJ is VERY GOOD ; clipped, edges chipped, spine sunned. Nat. Stax.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38374
- Title
- PORTRAIT OF AN ISLAND
- Author
- Mildred and John Teal
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, as stated
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Andre Strong Bookseller
Biblio member since 2008
Blue Hill, Maine
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Glossary
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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