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A Fallen Idol
by Anstey, F. (pseudonym of Thomas A. / Anstey Guthrie)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good-
- Seller
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North Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Philadlephia: J. B. Lippincott Company. 1893. Later printing of the first US edition. Bleiler [The Guide to Supernatural Fiction page 8 "Irony on the life of a society artist in London and a spoof on the Theosophists...Amusing, with many good touches and types"]. Bleiler [1978 Checklist page 9 coded EY4X6 for Occult/India/Parody, humor]. Reginald 00357.
Dark reddish buckram type binding with gold gilt spine lettering/rules and with the boards bordered in blind, top edge gilt, 334 pages plus 18 pages of ads at the rear.
A good- copy to with scattered staining mostly to the exterior binding and to the very bottom edges of a few pages at the front and a few pages at the rear, front board discolored at the front lower board, binding tight, text clean other than what I have stated. See Photos
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- Bookseller
- biblioboy
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 868489
- Title
- A Fallen Idol
- Author
- Anstey, F. (pseudonym of Thomas A. / Anstey Guthrie)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadlephia
- Date Published
- 1893
- Pages
- 334
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- HUMOROUS, SUPERNATURAL, FANTASY, FICTION, OCCULT, INDIA, PARODY, SATIRE, IRONY
- Bookseller catalogs
- FICTION / Fantasy / General;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....