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Master of the Vineyard
by Myrtle Reed; Margaret Armstrong [design]
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press, 1910. Very Good. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press, 1910. First Edition. Octavo (20.5 cm); vi, 372pp. Full color frontispiece with tissue protector intact. Boards bound in lilac cloth with gilt and purple stamping on decorative front cover and spine. Top edge gilt, fore edge deckled. Covers and spine slightly soiled, corners and head and tail of spine bumped. After the second flyleaf the binding is exposed, but still structurally sound. Pages clean throughout.
Text interestingly printed with rubrication in black and scene markers in red in the blocked off margin. One of Myrtle Reed's last four novels with original lavender binding done by Margaret Armstrong.
Text interestingly printed with rubrication in black and scene markers in red in the blocked off margin. One of Myrtle Reed's last four novels with original lavender binding done by Margaret Armstrong.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29432
- Title
- Master of the Vineyard
- Author
- Myrtle Reed; Margaret Armstrong [design]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1910
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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