- Seller Inventory #: 4830
- Format: Hardcover; 1st Printing
- Book condition: NF/VG+
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Comet Press Books
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1959
- Keywords: Willialm Yancey, Fiction, First Edition, Signed Books, Novel, General Fiction
New York: Comet Press Books. NF/VG+. 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 21, 10. 1st edition/1st printing. Signed and inscribed by author on front endpage. Near fine book is clean, straight & tight; two lightly bumped corners and spine ends. Dust jacket is clean, crisp & bright; with light wear at spine edges and corners. The story of a proud family caught in a web created by the power of evil. ; 8 x 5.5 inches; 174 pages; Signed by Author .
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.
crisp : A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp will not have 'well-read' pages, i.e., where the book will naturally open to certain pages or sections.
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.