The Cynic's Word Book
by Bierce, Ambrose
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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About This Item
London: Afthur F. Bird, 1906. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK edition. First Print. 8vo. [3], v, [4], 3-233, [1] pp. Green cloth with red lettering on the front board, dark green, black and red decorations on the front board and spine, spine lettered in red; top edge gilt. With a cancel title page and using the sheets from the first American edition also published in the same year. Owner book plated to front end page and verso of front board, clean pages ans tight binding. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kelleher Rare Books (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015704
- Title
- The Cynic's Word Book
- Author
- Bierce, Ambrose
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Afthur F. Bird
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- Bierce, Ambrose, FIRST EDITION,The Cynic's Word Book
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- Title Page
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.