Master of his Fate: A Tale of the West Riding
by Barr, Amelia E
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No jacket
- Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1888. Not stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 293 pages. A story of a man who becomes master of his fate, set in Manchester and the West Riding country, involving mill-owners, landed gentry, stern religious figures and doting aunts. Black cloth binding with gilt titles on front cover and spine. Gilt still bright, some spotting of cover with edge wear, scuffs, corners and spine ends bumped, former owner's name "Mrs. B. H. Miller, October 13, 1919" on front free end paper, some spotting of end papers, interior pages tanned but clean, binding a little shaken.
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- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01442
- Title
- Master of his Fate
- Author
- Barr, Amelia E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Not stated
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- fiction, England, romance,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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Scraps of American History
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
Unique bookstore in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We specialize in vintage and antiquarian volumes with an emphasis on history, but carry books on many subjects. Currently we are building a catalogue from a large collection. We have been members of Biblio.com since around 2001 under the name Greenberry House. Our descriptions are detailed and careful and we try to note every flaw. ALL of our books are photographed and show you the exact item you will receive. We ship within one business day of receipt of orders and generally do not add shipping charges to the amount on your original invoice.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.