The Debatable Land
by Colton, Arthur
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Manasquan, New Jersey, United States
Item Price
A$99.52A$79.62
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1901. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo., [10], 312, [8]pp. Sharp First Edition. Bound in publisher's green cloth with titles in gilt and decorative red border and designs on front board along with a color illustration of a broken cannon on a field. Gilt titles on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout. Light wear to edges and tips. Contemporary gift inscription on fly-leaf. Part of Harper's "Stories of American Life" series "...written for the most part by new American writers, and dealing with different phases of contemporary American life". A very handsome collectable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brenner's Collectable Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007465
- Title
- The Debatable Land
- Author
- Colton, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1901
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Brenner's Collectable Books
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Manasquan, New Jersey
About Brenner's Collectable Books
35 Plus years buying and selling collectable books. Member ABAA, ILAB, IOBA.
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An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always!.
Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Fly-Leaf
- ...
- 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...
- 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....