Rough Sketch (First Edition)
by Robert Sylvester
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Dial, 1948. First Edition. First Edition. Basis for John Huston's 1949 film "We Were Strangers," starring Jennifer Jones and John Garfield. Scarce.
Very Good in a Good dust jacket. Board and spine edges lightly worn, with a three-inch dampstain to the bottom edge of the rear board. Jacket chipped and creased at the spine ends, tips, and rear hinge, with some soil and rubbing to the extremities.
Very Good in a Good dust jacket. Board and spine edges lightly worn, with a three-inch dampstain to the bottom edge of the rear board. Jacket chipped and creased at the spine ends, tips, and rear hinge, with some soil and rubbing to the extremities.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Royal Books, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 149141
- Title
- Rough Sketch (First Edition)
- Author
- Robert Sylvester
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dial
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- Books into Film | Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Books into Film;
Terms of Sale
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Baltimore, Maryland
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www.royalbooks.com
We are an open shop located in the midtown section of Baltimore. Check our website for directions if you are coming through the Baltimore area. We are open 10AM-6PM EST, Monday through Friday. You may email an order at any time, 24 hours a day.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.