The Nature of a Crime
by Conrad, Joseph and Ford Madox Ford (F.M. Hueffer)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1924. The third collaborative novel written by Conrad and Ford (in 1909). Considered to be mostly Ford's work, and not particularly well-received, it is listed in Hubin [p. 92]. This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition.Decorative paper-covered boards in gold and green, with a black cloth spine; titling on green paper labels. Clean text; xv, 108 pages. Contemporary (1932) previous-owner name of the FFEP. Rubbed at the corners. The dustjacket is complete; unclipped. Spine and margins are browned and have some some chipping. In an archival plastic protector. . First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005937
- Title
- The Nature of a Crime
- Author
- Conrad, Joseph and Ford Madox Ford (F.M. Hueffer)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First American Edition.
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Company
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature (Mysteries);
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...