The Reader's Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia of World Literature and the Arts
by Benet, William Rose (ed.)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Crowell, 1948. Presumed First edition. HC, no DJ. PC VG. Brown cloth, gilt titling, edgewear, stains to covers, some soiling, foxing to endpapers, fore-edge thumbed index, some FO pencil notes, binding sound. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.
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- Bookseller
- Refuge Books: Used & Rare (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230300
- Title
- The Reader's Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia of World Literature and the Arts
- Author
- Benet, William Rose (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- HC, no DJ
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Presumed First edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Crowell
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Pages
- 1242
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Nashville, Tennessee
About Refuge Books: Used & Rare
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Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- PC
- Partially chipped (dustjacket)
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...