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Serenade
by James M. Cain
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Jonathan Cape, 1938. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1938. First Edition. 286 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Minor dog-eared corners. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper and half title page. Black marks visible to half title page. Thumb-marking present. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Minimal tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering remains bright. Book has a slight forward lean. Pencil mark to front board. Water staining to front joint. Visible rubbing to joints. Deckled edges to textblock.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1637148019LSA
- Title
- Serenade
- Author
- James M. Cain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Date Published
- 1938
Terms of Sale
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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