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Lives of the Hunted
by Seton, Ernest Thompson
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Arrowsic, Maine, United States
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, Limited, 1901. 8vo, three-quarter bound, navy blue leather on blue cloth, raised bands, six compartments, decorative gilt on spine and upper cover, t.e.g.,marbled endpapers, presentation bookplate on pastedown, ownership bookplate on . [1-4], 361 pp., b&w illus. throughout with 31 full-page drawings. Handsome copy in a prize-binding with stamped signature of binder B.H. Blackwell, Ltd, Oxford. Presented by St. Albans School in Washington D.C. to John Michael Kauffmann "for meritorious work in A Form, June 1st, 1935." John Michael Kauffmann's pictorial book plate features a woodland stream. CONDITION: VG with some rubbing at extremities, slight separation of paper at inner front hinge with no effect on firmness of binding, offsetting from leather to edges of endpapers; a tight, clean, handsome volume.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Arsenault & Company
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3701
- Title
- Lives of the Hunted
- Author
- Seton, Ernest Thompson
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London: Hodder & Stoughton, Limited, 1901
Terms of Sale
James Arsenault & Company
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
James Arsenault & Company
Biblio member since 2021
Arrowsic, Maine
About James Arsenault & Company
James Arsenault & Company was established in 1988. Our stock consists of Americana, literature, fine press, early photography, plate books, trade catalogs, autographs & manuscripts, ephemera, maps, and historical prints, as well as fine and rare books and pamphlets in a variety of fields. We are members in good standing of the ABAA and ILAB, and have exhibited for many years at numerous rare book fairs in both the northeast and in California. We do not have an open shop, but welcome your inquiries regarding items in our stock possibly of interest to you.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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