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The Fifth String
by Sousa, John Philip
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Co.. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1902. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full green cloth embossed with an elaborate gilt design on the front cover with a violin, a glass, leaves and red apples, gilt lettering on cover and spine, t.e.g., fore-edge and bottom edge deckle. With frontis and 4 b&w drawings by Howard Chandler Christy. . Head and heel of spine are lightly rubbed, bottom tip of front cover is slightly bumped, else pristine, unmarked, tight, square and clean. NEAR FINE. . B&W Illustrations. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 125 pp .
Synopsis
The coming of Diotti to America had awakened more than usual interest in the man and his work. His marvelous success as violinist in the leading capitals of Europe, together with many brilliant contributions to the literature of his instrument, had long been favorably commented on by the critics of the old world. Many stories of his struggles and his triumphs had found their way across the ocean and had been read and re-read with interest.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21102
- Title
- The Fifth String
- Author
- Sousa, John Philip
- Illustrator
- Howard Chandler Christy
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus. 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Bowen-Merrill Co.
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- Fiction And Literature, Howard Chandler Christy, Illustrated Books, John Philip Sousa
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- First Edition
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- Tight
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- 12mo
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
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