Hills and the Sea
by Belloc, Hilaire
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Chehalis, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First American edition. 314 pp, bound in green cloth with gilt lettering and design on the spine. Lower corners bumped, otherwise minimal wear. Binding tight and square, contents unmarked. A collection of 38 short essays and reflections.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11662
- Title
- Hills and the Sea
- Author
- Belloc, Hilaire
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1906
Terms of Sale
Walkabout Books
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...