The Bicyclers and Three Other Farces
by Bangs, John Kendrick
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Original pictorial cloth stamped in gilt. Presentation copy, inscribed in the year of publication (March 1896) to Ethel Lee Williams with the affectionate regards of John Kendrick Bangs. An exceptionally nice copy of a book seldom found inscribed. Housed in a green quarter morocco clamshell box.
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- Bookseller
- Sanctuary Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WB15025
- Title
- The Bicyclers and Three Other Farces
- Author
- Bangs, John Kendrick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1896
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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