The English Novel : From the Earliest Days to the Death of Joseph Conrad
by Ford Madox Ford
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1929. Hardcover. STATED FIRST EDITION. 18mo. 149pp. VERY GOOD in Good dust jacket. The book itself shows edge wear with some light fraying at the topmost of the spine and a corner, handsome former owner bookplate on the front paste-down, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and colorful. The dust jacket shows edge wear, spine and back panel somewhat toned, some light chipping at the topmost and bottommost of the spine, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining colorful and distinct. As pictured.
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Details
- Bookseller
- North Books: Used & Rare (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- L53
- Title
- The English Novel : From the Earliest Days to the Death of Joseph Conrad
- Author
- Ford Madox Ford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1929
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- 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...