The Spider's House
by Bowles, Paul
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1955. Bound in the publishers fine weave black cloth with gilt title lettering on blue and green title blocks to front panel and spine. The 406 pages remain in fresh, clean condition and are tightly bound. Discreet ownership inscription to front paste down otherwise interior of book is very clean. Book sits solid and square with all hinges strong. Housed in the distinctive dustwrapper with publishers printed price intact on front inside flap. Light wear, creasing and signs of handling mainly to head and heel of spine otherwise dustwrapper is in very good condition. Colours remain fresh and vibrant with no fading. Protected in a removable archival booksleeve to preserve its condition. The photograph supplied is a picture of the book and the dustwrapper and we are happy to send more images on request. A very presentable copy of this most interesting Paul Bowles title.. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. FIRST EDITION.
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- Bookseller
- The Rare Book Shelf
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000510
- Title
- The Spider's House
- Author
- Bowles, Paul
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
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Herefordshire
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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