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The Tinker's Wedding: A Comedy in Two Acts
by Synge, J. M
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No jacket
- Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: John W. Luce and Company, 1911. First edition thus. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 52 pages. A celebration of comedy and life in Ireland. White vellum type spine over green boards, gilt decoration on front cover with gilt titles. Wear to cover edges with cracks along spine edges, spine darkened, corners and spine ends bumped, gilt still bright, former owner's bookplate "Robert Oleson Ballou" on front fixed end paper, interior pages lightly tanned, binding tight.
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- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01331
- Title
- The Tinker's Wedding
- Author
- Synge, J. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Publisher
- John W. Luce and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- fiction, drama, plays, Ireland, Irish authors, literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Scraps of American History
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
Unique bookstore in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We specialize in vintage and antiquarian volumes with an emphasis on history, but carry books on many subjects. Currently we are building a catalogue from a large collection. We have been members of Biblio.com since around 2001 under the name Greenberry House. Our descriptions are detailed and careful and we try to note every flaw. ALL of our books are photographed and show you the exact item you will receive. We ship within one business day of receipt of orders and generally do not add shipping charges to the amount on your original invoice.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Vellum
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- Jacket
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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