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EBONY AND CRYSTAL; POEMS IN VERSE AND PROSE
by Smith, Clark Ashton
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Auburn, CA: Self published/Printed by the Auburn Journal, 1912. First edition. first printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Number 142 of 500 copies signed by Smith on the colophon in the rear. Several corrections to the text by Smith. Bound in original maroon cloth with lettering in gilt. The usual offsetting to the title page and the limitation page in the rear. A near fine copy, issued without a dust jacket, though this does have a dust jacket recently produced by CAS Press.
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- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34324
- Title
- EBONY AND CRYSTAL; POEMS IN VERSE AND PROSE
- Author
- Smith, Clark Ashton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. first printing
- Publisher
- Self published/Printed by the Auburn Journal
- Place of Publication
- Auburn, CA
- Date Published
- 1912
- Keywords
- science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural, poetry, poems
Terms of Sale
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books has been a full-time mail order bookstore since 1984. Beginning with a small inventory of 400 books, we now have over 10,000 books. Though we do not have an open store, every year we exhibit at between 12 to 14 book fairs and events in the Western United States. All our books are listed on line and visitors are welcome by appointment.
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- Title Page
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- First Edition
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- Colophon
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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