Contemporary Portraits
by Harris, Frank
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Brentano's, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Fourth Series. Near Fine in a Good jacket, unclipped ($2.50 on the spine), generally rubbed and soiled, some tears and chips at the edges. Green buckram with gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A collection of essays about some of the most important figures in the late 19th, early 20th centuries, including Emma Goldman, Charlie Chaplin, Henri Matisse, among others.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8092
- Title
- Contemporary Portraits
- Author
- Harris, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Brentano's
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- Politics, Literary Criticism, Biography, Gorki, Tolstoy, Roosevelt, Twain, Chaplin, 20th Century History, Socialism
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.