The Pinch of Prosperity : Wayfarers Library
by Vachell, Horace Annesley
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: J M Dent & Co, 1914. Slightly twisted tail of poverty and prosperity side by side. Not Dated [1914 BL] Originally publish as 'The House of Quest' 1903, released again 1907 this is the first with Dent in their Wayfarers Library series. Green bds with gilt spine title and blind stamped pub device to front bd, pubs yellow staining to tep, original ribbon marker, eps have nice fairy decoration sl age toned, polychrone pictoral frontis and title page, pp 319. CONDITION clean and bright bds, not worn, interior is tight and text is clean.. 3rd Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6769
- Title
- The Pinch of Prosperity : Wayfarers Library
- Author
- Vachell, Horace Annesley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Publisher
- J M Dent & Co
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1914
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
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Auckland
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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