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THE STING
by Le Queux, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
-
Livonia, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Macaulay. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1928. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ; Red cloth cover has lightly turned spine caps otherwise pristine. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Modest foxing and soling to top and fore edge of pages. Foxing to end sheets and paste downs. Pages are clean and pristine. Book has never been cracked open. Dust jacket is foxed and soiled but in good+ condition. Publisher's price of $2.00 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ) .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13790
- Title
- THE STING
- Author
- Le Queux, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Macaulay
- Date Published
- 1928
Terms of Sale
Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
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About the Seller
Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2020
Livonia, Michigan
About Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
Sage Rare & Collectible Books specializes in out-of-print, scarce, and rare books as well as signed and First Editions.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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