Glory Road-Robert A. Heinlein-BCE
Published by Putnam, NEW YORK, 1963. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS FOR DESCRIPTION OF CONDITION. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book club edition of the first edition.
Hardcover with dust jacket, published by G. The hardcover book is in very good condition, and has the same dimensions as the true first edition, with bright, rich green top-stain, and black boards with green spine lettering. Text block, binding, and hinges are solid, square and tight.
The boards are flat and the corners sharp. Bumping to top and base of spine.
Dimensions 6" X 8-3/4", 288 pages, deckled fore edge to the text block. Black boards with the title and author name imprinted in teal green on the spine and cover - all lettering is crisp and vibrant.
Price and vintage notation by previous owner on ffep, otherwise no writing on text pages. Binding is square and intact, all pages tightly bound.
No book club stamp on back board, although this is a book club edition copy. The dust jacket is in very good condition, and clipped.
Dust jacket has some edge wear on top edges and spine, and chipping to the base of the spine, edge wear and slight loss at the corners, and wear along external flap edges, smallish 2mm tear without loss to top front panel near spine. Why this book is important. Glory Road was Heinlein's follow up to the successes of Starship Troopers, and and the monster publishing success of Stranger In a Strange Land. Glory Road was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1964. Classic jacket illustration by Irv Doktor.
This book is in great shape for its age, and is difficult to part with. A great opportunity to own an iconic title at a reasonable price. Please examine photos which are included as part of the description. FINE Marginally less than perfect, and may designate a book that is still new, or a book that has been carefully read. The use of the term Fine (as compared to Near Fine or Very Good) often depends on when the book was published.A recent book should have no notable defects at all. But the dustjacket of a Fine older book may have a small closed tear, or be a little rubbed, even a bit worn at the edges. Such defects, if present, must be minor and should always be noted.
Note also that a book may be new and unread, but it may have aged on the shelf to the point of being considered Near Fine or even Very Good. Similarly a unique 200-year-old book might be viewed as "Fine", while a recent book in the exact same condition could only be described as "Very Good". NEAR FINE Somewhere between Very Good and Fine. The distinction is usually in the eye of the bookseller and involves minor defects (always described). Near Fine is generally meant to inform the customer that the condition is excellent but "not quite Fine". VERY GOOD A used book that shows shelfwear and visible signs of having been read.Its dustjacket may be rubbed, chipped, or even missing small pieces, but it should generally be clean and bright, depending on how old it is. The book should always be clean and tight, and the overall appearance should be of a desirable copy. A very old book may show some foxing.
The description of a Very Good book ought to include all notable flaws. GOOD Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. A Good book may be cocked, have loose joints, and be missing a dustjacket. But it must be complete, clean, and worth keeping. Its value will be a fraction of a Fine copy, unless it is very scarce. Grading definitions from Vermont Antiquarian Booksellers Association. I have never described even books in pristine condition as "Fine". UNREAD Sometimes I add a note that a book is "unread". A book which is in very good condition with notable defects can also be unread-in fact this is common. "Unread" does not mean free of defects, but means just that, and it's hallmark is that the front board of the book does not flop open perpendicular to the text block when the book is placed flat on its spine. The boards retain some stiffness at the hinges and tend to cling to the text block. Unread does not mean never opened. An unread book is more desirable than one with boards that flop open when unsupported, and so "Unread" should be noted in a description if present.