Dagger and Jewels: The Gorgeous Adventures of Benvenuto Cellini. A Romantic Novel
by Orcutt, William Dana
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1930 Book. Fine. Trade Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. 372 (1) pp, Book I. In Which the Plucking of the First Down of Manhood from a Boy's Chin Transforms Him into a Man; Book II. In Which a Goldsmith Proves Himself More Stubborn Than a Pope; Book III. In Which a Pope Attemps to Prove Himself More Stubborn Than a Goldsmith; Book IV. In Which a Great Goldsmith Proves Himself a Sublime Simpleton; Book V. In Which a Great Goldsmith Discovers Something Greater Than His Art. First Edition, 1930. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Red decorative cloth, gilt lettering to spine, and map on endpapers..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001117
- Title
- Dagger and Jewels: The Gorgeous Adventures of Benvenuto Cellini. A Romantic Novel
- Author
- Orcutt, William Dana
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- LITERATURE HISTORICAL FICTION CELLINI BENEVENUTO ROMANTIC NOVEL
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
- Size
- 8vo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- 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...
- Trade Paperback
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- First Edition
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