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SCOOP. A Novel about Journalists.
by WAUGH. EVELYN
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Chapman and Hall Ltd. London. 1938. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.6 x 5.1 inches). First state of the text with the incomplete number 8 in the publication date to the verso of the title page and the s present on the last word of page 88. A bright and clean copy in the red and black snakeskin design cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. A hint of rubbing to the corners but a lovely bright and sharp example with the front panel from the original first issue 'Daily Beast' mock newspaper dustwrapper loosely inserted.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10832
- Title
- SCOOP. A Novel about Journalists.
- Author
- WAUGH. EVELYN
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall Ltd. London. 1938
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions.;
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Title Page
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- Cloth
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- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- 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....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- First Edition
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