Chicago [circa 1895 / 1899]: E. A. Weeks and Company, 1897. Early Reprint . Cloth. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 6 1/16" Tall. 206 pp. Early American edition, nicely printed, but probably a piracy as there is no copyright information present. no ads. Elaborate silver gilt title and border on front cover, silver printing on spine. Title page mentions Doyle as author of "Study in Scarlet Etc. " No frying, no marks, no names, hinges tight, just a touch of rubbing at corners.

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Bookseller: Arroyo Seco Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 018906
Title: The Mystery of Cloomber
Author: Doyle, A. Conan
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Early Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: E. A. Weeks and Company
Place of Publication: Chicago [circa 1895 / 1899]
Date Published: 1897
Size: 6 1/16" Tall
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: General
Bookseller catalogs: Literature: Nineteenth Century; Literature: Mystery and Detection;

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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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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....