READING HENRY JAMES
by Louis Auchincloss
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0816607443
- ISBN 13
- 9780816607440
- Seller
-
Chamblee, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
US: Book World Promotions, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by author with an inscription to the previous owner on half title page. Pages are otherwise unmarked. Binding is square and tight. Boards are soiled and rubbed, with wear along edges. Text block is foxed and soiled. Dust jacket has creases, closed tears, scuffing, and rubbing along the edges. Dust jacket covers are toned, lightly soiled, scuffed and rubbed. PICTURES PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Atlanta Vintage Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28683
- Title
- READING HENRY JAMES
- Author
- Louis Auchincloss
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0816607443
- ISBN 13
- 9780816607440
- Publisher
- Book World Promotions
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- Literature, James, Henry, 1843-1916--Criticism and interpretation
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Atlanta Vintage Books
Biblio member since 2007
Chamblee, Georgia
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...