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Short Story Classics (American) Volume Two
by Patten, William (Editor)
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
New York: P. F. Collier & Son, 1905. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Publisher P.F.Collier & Son, 1905. (Note: not a first. this publisher's books are always reprints of other publisher's original). Volume Two. Hardcover Book in Good Condition. Edited and with Introduction and Notes by William Patten. Hardcover without jacket, as issued, in olive-green embossed cloth boards that are quite clean, with black checkered border, with gilt title panel on front still bright, same on spine with black lettering & decorations but not so bright on spine. Corners lightly scuffed, spine head and heel worn, wrinkled, scuffed. Monotone Frontispiece. Inner hinge cracked. Sewn binding tight and solid. Pages are toned, quite clean and free from any markings, no tears, no creases., lightly toned. Twelve short stories: The Brigade Commander by J.W.DeForest; Who Was She? by Bayard Taylor; The Denver Express by A.A.Hayes; In Each Other's Shoes by George Lathrop; and others. Pages 335-687. 8.25" x 5.5". 1905, P. F. Collier & Son, New York.
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027529
- Title
- Short Story Classics (American) Volume Two
- Author
- Patten, William (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- P. F. Collier & Son
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- LITERATURE LITERARY COLLECTIONS
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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