Twilight Sleep
by Wharton, Edith
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Tacoma, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1927 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 5th printing, purple cloth boards with gilt stamping. 373 pages. A few small stains on the boards, previous owner's name on the front pastedown, rough cut fore edges with some chipping to the upper corners of the last few pages, strong wrinkle in the center of a signature of pages towards the rear(printer's error). The jacket is heavily chipped at the spine ends and lightly chipped on the corners, now under Brodart cover..
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- Bookseller
- Else Fine Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003892
- Title
- Twilight Sleep
- Author
- Wharton, Edith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Else Fine Booksellers
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Tacoma, Washington
About Else Fine Booksellers
"Else Fine" is a play on words, perhaps referring to something of value yet slightly worse for wear. It perfectly describes the booksellers at Else Fine, who have been dealing in used and rare books for over 25 years. We specialize in science fiction, interesting ephemera, books on books, radical literature and history, Pacific Northwest Americana, literature, and whatever else catches our eye.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
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