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Gipsy Blair, the Western Detective: A Thrilling Story of Western Detective Life
by Taylor, Judson R. (Harlan Page Halsey)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Omaha,, Nebraska, United States
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About This Item
New York: J. S. Ogilvie & Company, 1883. First Edition (NAP). . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Bound in purple cloth with decorations stamped in black and spine titles stamped in gilt. No additional printings. 147 pages, with a 12 page publisher's catalogue at the rear. The cloth shows only very light edgewear. Thick paper is stiff and somewhat toned, but not brittle. Spine is sunned, but titles are still legible. Hinges solid; binding square. Ads list 16 titles in the Popular Detective series. Ogilvie issued this title in both hardcover and wraps; precedence undetermined. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- Friendly Used Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 125523
- Title
- Gipsy Blair, the Western Detective: A Thrilling Story of Western Detective Life
- Author
- Taylor, Judson R. (Harlan Page Halsey)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition (NAP).
- Publisher
- J. S. Ogilvie & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1883
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- FICTION WESTERN DETECTIVE THRILLER SUSPENSE
- Bookseller catalogs
- fiction; mystery; Antiquarian and Collectible Books;
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- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
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