The Black Rose, 1945
by Thomas B. Costain
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hutchinson, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday, January 1945. Hardcover. Used - Good/No Jacket. 1945. Hardcover in good condition. Black cloth covered boards with a gold gilt crest blind stamped on the front cover and very faded gilt lettering on the spine. There is wear to the covers, edges and corners. The corners are bumped and worn to the boards. The spine is faded and worn and both the top and bottom are bent and frayed. Uncut fore-edge. 'The Road to Cathay' blue map end papers. Hinge is cracked at title page and page 213 and webbing is showing. 403 pp. 8 vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookends
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 247143
- Title
- The Black Rose, 1945
- Author
- Thomas B. Costain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Date Published
- January 1945
- Pages
- 403
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About the Seller
Bookends
Biblio member since 2018
Hutchinson, Kansas
About Bookends
We are a brick and mortar store located in Hutchinson, Kansas. We have been buying and selling books since 2012. We specialize in antique and collectible children's books and books about U.S. History.
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- 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...
- 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.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
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