Description: CONDITION NEW Foreign Affairs: by, Alison Lurie. Franklin Library. SIGNED 1st Ed. 1984293 Pages Leather BoundGilt page edgesSilk EndpapersRaised BandsSatin Bookmark RibbonAccented in 22kt goldThe Signed First Edition Society In her early fifties, Vinnie Miner is the sort of woman no one ever notices, despite her career as an Ivy League professor. She doubts she could get a man’s attention if she waved a brightly colored object in front of him. And though she loves her work, her specialty—children’s folk rhymes—earns little respect from her fellow scholars. Then, alone on a flight to London for a research trip, she sits next to a man she would never have viewed as a potential romantic partner. In a Western-cut suit and a rawhide tie, he is a sanitary engineer from Tulsa, Oklahoma, on a group tour. He’s the very opposite of her type, but before Vinnie knows it, she’s spending more and more time with him. Also in London is Vinnie’s colleague, a young, handsome English professor whose marriage and self-esteem are both on the rocks. But Fred Turner is also about to find consolation—in the arms of the most beautiful actress in England. Stylish and highborn, she introduces Fred to a glamorous, yet eccentric, London scene that he never expected to encounter. Terminology that may be used in this description:Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former owner, of a book. Most often bookplates are affixed to the endpaper of a book.Bump: 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.Deckle Edge: Deckle edge is the feathered edge of a page. Traditionally and historically, this was a side effect of the process of making paper.Dust Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a bookEx-library: A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped Markings, and other typical indications of the library's use.Foxing: Or, Foxed is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process happens to the paper in a book it is referred to as "foxed".Remainder Mark: A remainder marked book is just that - a mark to the page edges of a book. This mark is placed on the page edges by a publisher as books are returned from bookstores or sold to discounters.Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.Shelf Wear: (shelving wear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf.Soiled: Generally, refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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Signed By: Norman Mailer
Book Title: Foreign Affairs
Signed: Yes
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Fiction
Publisher: Random House
Original Language: English
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition, Limited Edition
Vintage: Yes
Publication Year: 1984
Type: Novel
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Era: 1980s
Illustrator: K. Wendy Popp
Personalized: No
Author: Alison Lurie
Features: Leather Bound, Gilt page edges, Silk Endpapers, Raised Bands, Satin Bookmark Ribbon, Accented in 22kt gold, The Signed First Edition Society
Genre: Humor, World literature & Classics, Literary Fiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Classic Literature, Satire, Humor
Number of Pages: 293
