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The Honorable Percival
by Alice Hegan Rice
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/none
- Seller
-
San Rafael, California, United States
Item Price
€35.70€17.85
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About This Item
1st Edition (October 1914). The signed, 1st edition book by the author of the best-seller, Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch, is decorated with the image of a man and a woman standing at ship's rail on the front cover and includes 14 lovely B&W illustrations throughout. The illustrator is not listed. The dedication by the author is on the half title page reading, "With the best wishes of the author - Alice Hagen Rice." There is also a gift dedication in pen on the half-title page, as well.There is also a beautiful, period owners bookplate on the FEP. See images!
The binding is in very good condition with only minor bumping to corners and spine head and tail and a little soiling. Hinge is tight and the pages are bright and clean. No foxing or stains! There is a list at the back of the book listing 7 other titles by the author, published by The Century Co.
All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No expedited shipping outside of the United States.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town Books of San Anselmo
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71
- Title
- The Honorable Percival
- Author
- Alice Hegan Rice
- Illustrator
- unknown
- Format/Binding
- Light grey cloth board with yellow and blue titles and pictorial illustration on front cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Century Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1914
- Size
- 5 X 7
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Romance, ocean liners
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed and/or Inscribed Books; First Editions;
Terms of Sale
Town Books of San Anselmo
All titles are available for a full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item is misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Town Books of San Anselmo
Biblio member since 2020
San Rafael, California
About Town Books of San Anselmo
Town Books is run by volunteers for the benefit of the San Anselmo Library, San Anselmo, CA. All titles are donated and go through a thorough accession process to ensure that the books are clean and in a good reading state. Selected titles of rare and vintage books are reserved for our online sales with Biblio.com.
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