The Quiet American
de Greene, Graham
- Usado
- good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Good
- Librería
-
Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Viking Press, 1956. First American Edition. hardcover. Good. 7x5x0. The Viking Press; New York, 1956. Hardcover. First US Edition. A Good, brown boards and black cloth spine with gilt lettering on spine, binding intact, dent top and bottom rear board edge, bit of crimping to spine edges, some age toning to pages, bit of board corner wear, spine buckram separating from backing material, couple of soiled spots top text block edge, few scuff and smudge marks to text block edges, top text block edge stained orange but with discoloration and fading, some age spotting/foxing to pastedowns and endpapers, bit of rubbing to board and spine edges, in a Good, handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, few small tears and chips along edges, spine fade, sunned flaps with some foxing, bit of foxing to verso panels and flaps, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A good, overall clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 249pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale (the glare in the photograph is from the Mylar). Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Sinopsis
Graham Greene (1904–1991) worked as a journalist and critic, and was later employed by the foreign office. His many books include The Third Man , The Comedians and Travels with My Aunt . He is the subject of an acclaimed three-volume biography by Norman Sherry.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- SKU1037251
- Título
- The Quiet American
- Autor
- Greene, Graham
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First American Edition
- Editorial
- Viking Press
- Fecha de publicación
- 1956
- Tamaño
- 7x5x0
- Peso
- 1.00 libras
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Lavendier Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
Sobre Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Sunned
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
