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The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford
by Mark Rutherford (William Hale White)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States
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About This Item
George H. Doran. Hardcover. Good/Good. 139 pages. No date stated, but between 1913 (author's death) and 1927. With a Memorial Introduction by H.W. Massingham. 4-1/2" x 6-3/4", dark blue buckram with gilt lettering and decorative pattern on spine, top edge decoratively tinted blue, corners sharp, foot of spine shelf-worn, in soiled DJ with wear, small tears and chipping at its corners. "August 1962" and name of former owner Prof. Warner Berthoff on ffep, with his notation "from library of Bettina Linn." Miss Linn (1905-1962), author and professor of English, was Berthoff's colleague at Bryn Mawr. Bookstore price notation in pencil on rear pastedown, Berthoff's and Linn's margin brackets and notes in pencil on rfep and a few pages (fewer than 10 observed).
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- Bookseller
- Berthoff Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WBB-243
- Title
- The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford
- Author
- Mark Rutherford (William Hale White)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George H. Doran
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- MARK RUTHERFORD, H.W. MASSINGHAM, WILLIAM HALE WHITE, BETTINA LINN, BRYN MAWR, WARNER BERTHOFF, NONCONFORMISM
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary history; Religion; Autobiography;
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We process orders and ship books within 48 hours. We cannot cancel an order after it has shipped. Please contact Berthoff Books immediately to request cancellation of a processed order; if we catch the book before it has shipped, we will confirm that the purchaser may cancel the order with full refund.
Our standard domestic shipping rate is for USPS Media Mail shipments weighing up to 2 lb. Books are packaged in bubble-pack envelopes or a cardboard box with moisture protection. International shipping rates are for packages weighing up to 2 lb (0.9 kg). Heavier or oversized items may incur a shipping surcharge, which will be stated to the buyer before finalization of the transaction. Shipping charge may be reduced on some books weighing less than 1 lb to U.S. addresses. International Priority shipping charges may be reduced on books that fit in a USPS small flat-rate box. International Standard (First-Class Package International) shipping charges may be reduced for a second or more books if the total package weight does not exceed 2 lb. Shipping speeds are estimates based on carrier delivery times and cannot be guaranteed. If your order will pass through Customs, please expect a delay. Any applicable Customs duties or brokerage fees are the responsibility of the buyer.
About the Seller
Berthoff Books
Biblio member since 2021
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
About Berthoff Books
Berthoff Books sells books previously owned by the late Warner B. Berthoff, Professor of English and American Literature, emeritus, at Harvard University, and members of his family. Some books contain marginalia by Warner Berthoff, the late Prof. Ann E. Berthoff (U. Mass-Boston, English composition and rhetoric), or others, which we aim to describe accurately. Our inventory features English and American fiction and poetry, 20th-century literary criticism, world literature, history, and philosophy. Other categories are history and politics of Australia, Asia, South Africa and the Middle East; intelligence agencies and gnostic beliefs; Russian literature and criticism; and Russian and Soviet history.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- RFEP
- The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book from the rear. It may be...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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