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The Expressman and the Detective.
by PINKERTON, Allan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Bookplate and gilt leather ownership label on pastedown; blank flyleaf removed at front; very shallow chipping at extremities of
- Seller
-
Rochester, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chicago:: W. B. Keen, Cooke & Co.,, 1874.. First edition.. publisher's decorated cloth.. Bookplate and gilt leather ownership label on pastedown; blank flyleaf removed at front; very shallow chipping at extremities of spine; cloth rubbed at extremities; but tight and sound. . 8vo,. Illustrated from engravings..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46268
- Title
- The Expressman and the Detective.
- Author
- PINKERTON, Allan
- Illustrator
- Illustrated from engravings.
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's decorated cloth.
- Book Condition
- Used - Bookplate and gilt leather ownership label on pastedown; blank flyleaf removed at front; very shallow chipping at extremities of
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. B. Keen, Cooke & Co.,
- Place of Publication
- Chicago:
- Date Published
- 1874.
- Pages
- 278 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
All books are returnable within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. New York residents please add 8% sales tax. All items guaranteed. Members ABAA, ILAB.
About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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...