The Thanksgiving Visitor
by Capote, Truman
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1967. Bound in the publishers stone coloured boards with red cloth to spine. This is the 'first printing' as stated on the verso of the title page in the copyright notes. Gilt title lettering to red cloth spine. Book appears very tight and unread with no inscriptions. High quality paper constitutes the pages within. All corners remain sharp. An excellent slim volume of writing based on Truman Capote's childhood memories with a particular southern flavour. A very crisp and fine copy inside and out. Many insights and clues into the classic Southern childhood of one of America's most treasured and celebrated writers.. First Edition. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FIRST EDITION.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Rare Book Shelf (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000964
- Title
- The Thanksgiving Visitor
- Author
- Capote, Truman
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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The Rare Book Shelf
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Herefordshire
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- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...