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The Dud Avocado
de Elaine Dundy
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Good/Acceptable
- Librería
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Victor Gollancz, 1958., 1958. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1958. Second Impression. 272 pages. Dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Light tanning to otherwise clear pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers, with visible thumb marks also present to these areas. Binding remains firm with mild creasing to gutters. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has slightly heavier sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate water staining, tanning and scuffing overall.
Sinopsis
Elaine Dundy (1921—2008) was born in New York City, and lived in Paris and London. She was married for a time to theater critic Kenneth Tynan. She wrote plays, novels, and biographies, including Elvis and Gladys and Life Itself! Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Esquire, and Vogue among other publications. Her novel, The Dud Avocado , was re-published by NYRB Classics in 2007.
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Detalles
- Librería
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 1707902122ADA
- Título
- The Dud Avocado
- Autor
- Elaine Dundy
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good/Acceptable
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- London: Victor Gollancz, 1958.
- Fecha de publicación
- 1958
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- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
