Saint Joan of Arc, with illustrations in color by Howard Pyle, decorations in tint by Wilfred J. Jones
by Twain, Mark
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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HARWICH PORT, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1919. Book. Illus. by Pyle, Howard and Wilfred J. Jones. Very Good. Cloth. Early Reprint. Wide 8vo.. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1919. First Edition, Second State. Squared-off 8vo. Later printing of first illustration edition. Olive cloth with color pastedown surrounded by gilt band by Pyle. Green decorated endpapers by Pyle. Exquisite color frontispiece by Pyle, plus three additional illustrations. Pale green decorative drawings by Jones throughout. 32 pp., rough-cut, high rag content paper. Rubbing to one corner. Mild foxing. Previous owner name with Christmas 1919 to free front endpaper. Very good..
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- Bookseller
- Respectful Exits
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020420
- Title
- Saint Joan of Arc, with illustrations in color by Howard Pyle, decorations in tint by Wilfred J. Jones
- Author
- Twain, Mark
- Illustrator
- Pyle, Howard and Wilfred J. Jones
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Early Reprint
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1919
- Size
- Wide 8vo.
- Keywords
- MARK TWAIN JOAN OF ARC
- Bookseller catalogs
- France; Rare Children's Books;
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Respectful Exits
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Respectful Exits
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HARWICH PORT, Massachusetts
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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.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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