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New Worlds to Conquer
by Halliburton, Richard
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis, (1929): The Bobbs-Merrill Co. First Edition. Tall Octavo. Warmly inscribed by the author to a close friend in the year of publication. 368pp., The author was a world traveler who was lost at sea during one of his excursions. Bound in olive green cloth lettered in gilt, endpapers are maps, photo-illustrated, one plate loosely laid in, two faint circular stains to upper board, some light foxing to preliminaries, toning to outer margins, upper board a bit weak but not cracked.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015579
- Title
- New Worlds to Conquer
- Author
- Halliburton, Richard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Bobbs-Merrill Co
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis, (1929)
- Keywords
- First Edition 1st Travel Inscribed Signed the Royal Road to Romance
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration;
Terms of Sale
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
Glossary
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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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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