Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Former owner's name in ink on front endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Moisture staining to bottom end of spine strip and page block. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Dust jacket in good condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. DJ has light edge wear with scuffing and smudging as well as light tearing along the edges. Boards have light shelf rubbing with scuffing and bumping. Binding is sound with a partially cracked gutter. Page edges have moderate age-toning with smudging and scuffing. Interior pages are unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Dust jacket in good condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. DJ has moderate edge wear with light scuffing and tearing along the edges. Boards have light shelf rubbing with scuffing and bumping. Binding is sound. Front free page has previous owners name in pen. Endpages have moderate age-toning and foxing. Page edges have heavy age-toning with foxing and smudging. Interior pages are lightly age-toned with foxing. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Dust jacket in good condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. DJ has light edge wear with tearing along the edges and scuffing. Boards have light shelf rubbing with scuffing and bumping. Binding is sound. Endpages have light smudging. Page edges have moderate age-toning with light smudging. Interior pages unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Viking, 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. Book has light fading to edges of cover, some light foxing to closed edges and light discoloring to end pages. Dust jacket has minor wear. First Edition. ***PROMPT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE!***
Book club edition. Original book clubs were issued in two formats, one was the same size as the trade edition, the other in a smaller format. This is the smaller format, 8 1/2 x 5/3/4". Book and non priced DJ are in vg condition. Tight, clean, small former owner label on upper right front fly. Jacket has modest wear to edges and the title on spine is now white. (This book is in our possession. We ship most books six days a week and will confirm with tracking number for domestic orders or customs number for non domestic).
Dust jacket in good condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards and dust jacket show signs of shelf wear. All pages are intact, binding is sound. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Dust jacket in good condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Former owner's name in ink on front endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Light scuffing and smudging to boards and spine strip. Gutter code reads "L35" on page 308. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Light scuffing and smudging to boards and spine strip. Gutter code reads "L36" on page 308. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes Horror: GOOD HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET, BOOK CLUB, MINOR NICKS AND CREASES, CLEAN PAGES THROUGHOUT, PROMPT SHIPPING WITH TRACKING.
Dust jacket in very good condition. Seventh printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. An excellent copy, gently worn; Pages free of markings; Jacket housed in protective mylar; Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Viking, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in very good condition. Seventh printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. An excellent copy, gently worn; Pages free of markings; Jacket housed in protective mylar; Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Book and jacket as new except jacket has slightest crease and 1/4" tear in upper right corner of front panel. Original 1981 edition, 9th printing, not book club, jacket not price clipped (17.95). ** We are a small family business selling fine new and pre-owned books online since 1999, providing professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments and sturdy packaging.
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gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.