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Seth's Brother's Wife: a Study of Life in the Greater New York
by Harold Frederic
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Media, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Hardcover/ no DJ; VG+ condition. First Edition, later printing; 405 pages. Copyright 1886 (only one shown), date 1897 in Roman numerals on title page. Top edge of text block is gold gilt (still bright), other 2 edges are rough cut. Dark green cloth binding is tight, clean & square; couple v. minor soft corners. Gold gilt title, border decoration & Scribner's logo on BOTH front & back covers; gold lettering on spine- all crisp & intact. NO bumps, rubs, scuffs or sun discolor. Text lightly toned; tight, clean, unmarked. NO hinge splits, owner names, etc.; NOT ex library. A very handsome, well preserved copy- displays very well. ***Reliable, fast! (45)
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Details
- Bookseller
- EDM Book Loft
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 259
- Title
- Seth's Brother's Wife: a Study of Life in the Greater New York
- Author
- Harold Frederic
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
Terms of Sale
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Media, Pennsylvania
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- 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...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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