NY: Macmillan, 1900. Gilt pictorial cloth with hemp plant on front cover and spine. Light soiling, spine lettering faded, binding cracked, 1 plate detached: Good/no dj. 8vo. illustrated in black & white by Harry Fenn & J.C. Earl. Bal #466: 1st printing, 2nd state with "facing" and lacking on vii & plates in photogravure but folio 8 present on p. vii (2nd printing has "facing", folio 8 and plates in halftone)

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Bookseller: The Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1094011199
Title: The Reign of Law: A Tale of the Kentucky Hemp Fields
Author: Allen, James Lane
Illustrator: illustrated in black & white by Harry Fenn & J.C. Earl
Format/Binding: Gilt pictorial cloth with hemp plant on front cover and spine
Book Condition: Used - Light soiling, spine lettering faded, binding cracked, 1 plate detached: Good/no dj
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Macmillan
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: 1900
Pages: 385pp. + ads
Size: 8vo
Keywords: First Editions, 19th Century American Literature, Kentucky Fiction, Novels, 1st Editions, Illustrations, Decorated Bindings, Hemp Growing in America, Marijuana, Cannabis, Kentucky Hemp

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BAL: Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
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...
Folio: A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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,...