Emma.
by Jane Austein
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, CT The Easton Press, 1979. Hardcover Collectors Edition (1979). Very Near Fine: about a half-dozen tiny soil spots to the backstrip; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing a single unobtrusive imperfection. Bright, crisp and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. Does not appear to have ever been opened. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (9.65 x 6.5 x 1.5 inches). xvi, 428 pages. Illustrated in color by Fritz Kredel. Introduction by Stella Gibbons. Deep Tan genuine leather over boards (full-leather binding). Gilt designs at both panels and backstrip, which shows raised bands and gilt titles. Russet silk moire endpapers. All Edges Gilt. Sewn-in brown silk ribbon marker. Acid-neutral paper that will never yellow. Language: English. Weight: 36.5 ounces. Does lack the rather unattractive Easton Press bookplate. Hardback: Full Leather Binding.
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Details
- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 55670
- Title
- Emma.
- Author
- Jane Austein
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Collectors Edition (1979).
- Publisher
- The Easton Press,
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, CT
- Date Published
- 1979.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classic English Novel; English Literature; Classic English Literature; Vintage Popular Fiction; Women's Fiction;
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About the Seller
Black Cat Hill Books
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Oregon City, Oregon
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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