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Andy Gordon; or, The Fortunes of a Young Janitor
by Alger, Jr., Horatio
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Steelton, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Co. This reprint is probably from around 1900. It is in Fair condition (click on photo) and would make a good reading copy since all text pages are present. The covers show soiling and spine darkening, plus light spine tip rubbing. The book is bound in a gray cloth, with an illustrated front panel and spine decoration. The book has a forward slant. As for the interior, the book is missing the front free endpaper and has a hinge split. The binding, however, is secure. The acidic paper stock used has caused overall page browning, but the pages are mainly clean and unstained. The book measures 5 by 7 1/2 inches and includes 246 pages.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grimalkin Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001385
- Title
- Andy Gordon; or, The Fortunes of a Young Janitor
- Author
- Alger, Jr., Horatio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- M.A. Donohue & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Keywords
- Rags to Ritches, American Dream, Children's Literature, Boys' Literature, American Literature 19th Century
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Literature, Fairy Tales and Mythology;
Terms of Sale
Grimalkin Books
Grimalkin Books is located in Steelton, Pennsylvania, the first town south of Harrisburg. We specialize in older, unusual books and sets, often literary, artistic, or historical. "Grimalkin" is old English for an old gray cat, mainly because the owner, Bob Amsel, is a cat lover. All books subject to prior sale. Payment must be received within 10 days of the order or item will be returned to stock. We accept money orders, bank checks, personal checks (allow time to clear), PayPal or MasterCard/Visa through Biblio's credit card processing service. International orders must be paid in US dollars and can be paid via PayPal, credit card (through ABE), or International Postal Money Order. Your purchase will be carefully packaged to protect it during shipping. Books may not be returned just because the buyer has changed his mind. Only books with actual defects that were not mentioned by the seller in the listing may be returned. Please insure returns for their full value.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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