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Broome Stages
by Clemence Dane (PSEUD Winifred Ashton (1888-1965)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- About very good
- Seller
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Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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About This Item
703 pages. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover with vignette. Inscribed by the author. First American edition, first published in Britain in 1931. Dane's 1931 novel Broome Stages followed the fortunes of an acting family from the time of Queen Anne to the present. Broome Stages became a surprise bestseller. Condition: Inscribed on front end paper. Slightly shaken, corners bumped and rubbed, spine gilt dulled, soiled. News clipping glued to back end paper about the performance as a play. About very good.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOOKS008274
- Title
- Broome Stages
- Author
- Clemence Dane (PSEUD Winifred Ashton (1888-1965)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - About very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1932
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Size
- Octavo
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- 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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