This Boy's Life
by Wolff, Tobias
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Bloomsbury, 1989-03-01. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. Good/Acceptable. Signed by Author. Bloomsbury, 1989, Uncorrected Proof of UK hardcover. Signed by author on title page in black ink. Softbound book with proof dust jacket. Dust jacket is in Acceptable condition. Colorfully printed dust jacket shows overall shelfwear, with creasing to head and tail of spine, and creasing to front and rear flaps. Book is in Good condition. Rubbing and overall shelfwear to card wraps, creases to spine. Binding remains tight. Text block shows toning and shelfwear. Half title page has a small band of adhesive staining to upper corner, otherwise pages are clean and free of markings, apart from author's signature.
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Details
- Seller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- CHAPwolTBLUP
- Title
- This Boy's Life
- Author
- Wolff, Tobias
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Uncorrected Proof
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Date Published
- 1989-03-01
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Chaparral Books
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
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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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...
- Flap(s)
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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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Uncorrected Proof
- An uncorrected proof is a printed copy of a book that needs to be reviewed for errors and corrections. They are released prior...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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