The Gentle Grafter
by Henry, O
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Pages browning. Ex-lib. Inner hinge cracking
- Seller
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Alnwick, Northumberland, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Synopsis
O. Henry's short, simple stories are noted for their careful plotting, ironic coincidences, and surprise endings. Contents: The Octopus Marooned; Jeff Peters as a Personal Magnet; Modern Rural Sports; The Chair of Philanthromathematics; The Hand That Riles the World; The Exact Science of Matrimony; A Midsummer Masquerade; Shearing the Wolf; Innocents of Broadway; Conscience in Art; The Man Higher Up; A Tempered Wind; Hostages to Momus; The Ethics of Pig.
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Details
- Seller
- Barter Books Ltd (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- ohn06a
- Title
- The Gentle Grafter
- Author
- Henry, O
- Format/Binding
- Red half-cloth cover with marbled boards
- Book Condition
- Used - G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Pages browning. Ex-lib. Inner hinge cracking
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Co. / Review of Reviews
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1919
- Keywords
- Fiction
Terms of Sale
Barter Books Ltd
We run a 'no quibble' returns policy. If we have made any error of collation or missed any significant flaw, or if we have failed to describe the condition honestly and accurately, we refund the cost of the book in full, plus the cost of outward shipping, plus the cost of your return shipping.
About the Seller
Barter Books Ltd
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Marbled boards
- ...