Oliver Wiswell (Limited Edition, 2 Vols.)
by Kenneth Roberts
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Springfield, Ohio, United States
Item Price
€187.60€159.46
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About This Item
Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, Garden City, NY, 1940. Limited Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Signed by Author. 2 Vol. Limited Ed. Desirable low number: 76 of 1,050 copies; signed by Roberts. Spines browned; Vol II has a 4" scratch affecting the "E" and "O" of Roberts' name. Text block is tight, unmarked and in unread condition. Many pages uncut with gold gilt on top edge still stuck together. Missing original cellophane wrappers, but in VG- original slipcase with some loss along the back top edge, bottom corner bumped and pasted label dirty. Still in better condition than most, with all the edges intact. Note: I have a large selection of Kenneth Roberts books and related materials. Contact me if you are looking for something in particular. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 849 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical - American Revolution, 1775-1783; United States; 1940s; Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 775. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaint Book Shop, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 775
- Title
- Oliver Wiswell (Limited Edition, 2 Vols.)
- Author
- Kenneth Roberts
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (in Slipcase)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- BZDB22 Limited Signed Fiction; Historical - American Revolution, 1775-1783; United States; 1940s; Signed by Author Unbranded Kenneth Roberts Oliver Wiswell (Limited Edition, 2 Vols.)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Ohio residents must pay the required state sales tax for intra-state sales. Thirty (30) day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Biblio member since 2007
Springfield, Ohio
About Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Quaint Book Shop is an online bookselling service that features regional and local history, classic children's and religious books and specializes in Kenneth Roberts books.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.