ROUND THE FIRE STORIES
by Doyle, Arthur Conan
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Smith Elder & Co, 1908. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. (8) -372 pages + (4) pages of adverts frontis illustration by A. Castaigne . Contents clean and tight, with no inscription. Publishers dark red cloth with gilt title to spine and upper board with vignette of " Examining the leather funnel' below title, light rubbing to head of spine. Cloth clean and tight with no stains or splits.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hereward Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002733
- Title
- ROUND THE FIRE STORIES
- Author
- Doyle, Arthur Conan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Smith Elder & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...