- Seller Inventory #: 8814
- Format: Hardcover; 1st Printing
- Book condition: VG+/VG-
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Random House
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1962
- Keywords: 628455, John O'Hara, Short Fiction, Short Stories, Fiction, First Edition
New York: Random House. VG+/VG-. 1962. 1st Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 21. 628455 . 1st edition/1st printing. 23 short stories. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering, the book is clean, straight & tight with just a touch of shelving wear at the spine ends. There are no marks or tears. The dust jacket is price clipped. Spine is sunned and the edges have some wear and a few internally mended small edge tears. ; 8 1/2" x 6"; 425 pages .
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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. Also known as the back.
price clipped : The portion of the dust jacket flap where the publisher prints the suggested price has been cut away. Usually this is a clean 1-2" diagonal cut made with scissors.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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.
sunned : The affected portion of the book has been discolored from exposure to the sun.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
