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The Autobiography of a Thief
by Hapgood, Hutchins
- Used
- first
- Condition
- good: sunned spine, faded and soiled boards, bookplate tipped in front paste down, toning and foxing on endpapers, part way thro/no DJ
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
Fox, Duffield and Company, 1908. first edition. hardcover. good: sunned spine, faded and soiled boards, bookplate tipped in front paste down, toning and foxing on endpapers, part way through text block. Text clean, binding intact./no DJ. 12mo. 349pp. Autobiography of a life long career thief, as told to journalist Hutchins Hapgood. Scarce. #00809.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 726
- Title
- The Autobiography of a Thief
- Author
- Hapgood, Hutchins
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - good: sunned spine, faded and soiled boards, bookplate tipped in front paste down, toning and foxing on endpapers, part way thro
- Jacket Condition
- no DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Fox, Duffield and Company
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- journalism, autobiography, nonfiction
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About the Seller
Matthew's Books LLC
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
About Matthew's Books LLC
small online used bookstore based in Chattanooga, TN. Little bit of everything, but lots of modern first editions.
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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