The Undiscovered Country
by Howells, W. D
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin & Company, 1880. First Edition . Hardcover. First printing, very good with no dust jacket. Bookplate on front pastedown, a few pages are slightly soiled. Brown cloth with black leaf design on front board and spine, and gilt lettering on both (binding state A). Owner's name printed in gilt at bottom of front board. A relatively tight, square copy
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tulsa Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020800
- Title
- The Undiscovered Country
- Author
- Howells, W. D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1880
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Tulsa Books
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Tulsa, Oklahoma
About Tulsa Books
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...