Publication Date: 1958
Seller: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Foxing is present on one or more pages. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is so loose that the book will stay open to any given page. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.
Published by Funk & Wagnalls, New York, NY, 1959
Seller: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition [1959]; Third Printing. Good+: Shows significant indications of use: heavy wear to the corner tips, which show some fraying of the cloth, exposing the under board; mild rubbing to the panels; some wear to the head and heel of the backstrip; the binding shows slight lean, but remains secure; the text is clean, but there is a former owner's rubber-stamped name at the lower front pastedown endpaper. A sturdy reading copy with a clean text. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A solid working copy, showing moderate wear. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.25 x 1.9 inches). xxi, 1079 pages. Language: English & Italian. Weight: 3 pounds, 3.5 ounces. First Edition [1959]; Third Printing. Hardback: Lacks DJ.
Published by Funk & Wagnalls, New York, NY, 1958
Seller: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of very careful use. The Book shows just a touch of shelving wear to the lower extremities; a faint dampstain at the upper fore-edge (does not penetate into the text pages); the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. The DJ shows only a touch of wear to the outside edges, except at the rear panel which shows some loss to chips and a short tear; mild rubbing and faint soiling to the rear panel as well; the price has been clipped; mylar-protected. Overall, remains a handsome copy in a serviceable DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.5 x 2 inches). xxi, 1096 pages. Weight: 2 pounds, 15 ounces. First Edition [1958]; Twelfth Printing, with New Material Added at intervals in its publication history [1967]. Hardback with DJ. First Edition [1958]; Twelfth Printing, with New Material Added at intervals in its publication history [1967].