A Thousand Geese (First Edition with Dust Jacket, Very Good+)
by Scott, Peter and James Fisher
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1953. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Full maroon cloth with with gilt lettering on the spine, light wear to the jacket, jacket is not price-clipped. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Overall a EXCELLENT book in a EXCELLENT brodart protected dust jacket. A good gift.. First Edition. Full Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- Ziern-Hanon Galleries
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016442
- Title
- A Thousand Geese (First Edition with Dust Jacket, Very Good+)
- Author
- Scott, Peter and James Fisher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- xyz
Terms of Sale
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Ziern-Hanon Galleries
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Saint Louis, Missouri
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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....
- 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...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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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