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The Prince and the Pauper : A Tale for Young People of All Ages
by Twain, Mark. Pseud. Of Samuel Clemens
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1882. First edition but later state, title page dated 1882, Franklin Press imprint on copyright page but with corrections made to the printing errors in the first state. Green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and in black. Worn but sturdy copy with rubbed covers, heavier rubbing to the joints and edges, front hinge internally reglued, text block sound with what appears to be an older regluing to the inner margin between two of the advertising pages at the front, pages lightly age-toned but clean, name and city neatly written on front free endpaper, no other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 047146
- Title
- The Prince and the Pauper : A Tale for Young People of All Ages
- Author
- Twain, Mark. Pseud. Of Samuel Clemens
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1882
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- CLASSIC AMERICAN FICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Later State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from a later run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some part...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
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