SQUARE PEGS: Some Americans Who Dared to Be Different
by Wallace, Irving
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/Very Good-
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1957. 315+pp. Original sky blue paper covered boards w/ gilt title on dark blue cloth spine. Spine ends a bit bumped. Offset from paper that was laid-in (?) on pages 82 and 83. DJ lightly soiled w/ mild edge wear. Approx. 1" closed tear from bottom edge of rear panel. Price clipped. Illust. w/ 7 b/w plates.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1065
- Title
- SQUARE PEGS: Some Americans Who Dared to Be Different
- Author
- Wallace, Irving
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY SHORT STORIES CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERISTICS AUTHORS WALLACE IRVING 1916 1990 GENERAL
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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Glossary
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- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- 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....