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DAPHNE'S DECISION or Which Shall It Be? A Story for Children.
by Marshall, Emma [Martin, 1830-1899]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good+ in original emerald green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, black decorations on front cover and spine, floral
- Seller
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Ione, California, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Robert Carter and Brothers, , 1887.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good+ in original emerald green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, black decorations on front cover and spine, floral endpapers. A few signatures slightly pulled, but still tight, minor shelfwear to the edges of the boards, previous owner's name.. First American edition. An uncommon first edition of this long children's novel by this very prolific - and in her time, very popular - writer from Bristol, England. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and 5 plates. 396 pp.
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- Bookseller
- Bookfever.com, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40008
- Title
- DAPHNE'S DECISION or Which Shall It Be? A Story for Children.
- Author
- Marshall, Emma [Martin, 1830-1899]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover first edition -
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good+ in original emerald green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, black decorations on front cover and spine, floral
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Robert Carter and Brothers,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1887.
- Keywords
- vintage book, victorian writers, children's book,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Women Authors;
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Glossary
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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...
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