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The Fourth King
by Keeler, Harry Stephen
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. (Following the more common British edition of Ward, Lock.) 317 pp. Purple cloth with gilt spine lettering. Near Fine in About Very Good unclipped dust jacket with chipped head and tail, dulled spine panel, exposed tips and some nicks to edges. An early Keeler mystery.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 180626003
- Title
- The Fourth King
- Author
- Keeler, Harry Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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