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Taste Of Salt
by Temple, Frances; Temple, F
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As new/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0531054594
- ISBN 13
- 9780531054598
- Seller
-
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Scholastic, 1992-09-01. First Edition. Hardcover. As new/Fine. As new brown boards with red quarterstripe and gilt lettering along spine. INSCRIBED by author on half title page; contents otherwise pristine. Binding and hinges tight and square. Fine dust jacket not price clipped; edges smooth. 179pp. Glossary. First edition - second printing. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Imperial Books and Collectibles
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021204
- Title
- Taste Of Salt
- Author
- Temple, Frances; Temple, F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0531054594
- ISBN 13
- 9780531054598
- Publisher
- Scholastic
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992-09-01
- X weight
- 15 oz
Terms of Sale
Imperial Books and Collectibles
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
Imperial Books and Collectibles
Biblio member since 2012
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
About Imperial Books and Collectibles
Imperial Books and Collectibles, LLC is a partnership of retired professionals and avid collectors who are liquidating their own collections of books while assisting others to market their books both online and in a retail outlet under the "ImperialBks" banner. In business since 2010, ImperialBks has sold over ten thousand of high quality paper items through various channels with a uniformly high degree of customer satisfaction. Our mission is to treat both clients and customers like royalty, giving great value and personal attention to each.
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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"...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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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