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Dodo
by Benson, E.F
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Steelton, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1894. This Stated Second Edition of Benson's first novel from 1894 (the First Edition was in 1893) is in Good condition (click on photo). Any early printings from the original American publisher, Appleton, are rare. The book is bound in a light blue cloth with gilt lettering and design elements on the front panel and spine. The covers show some light soiling and several tiny stains, as well as fading of the author's name on the spine. There is also a one-inch tear on the spine cloth that does not affect the binding, which is tight and secure. There are no former signatures or inscriptions from former owners, and the cream-colored text pages are mainly clean and bright. The book measures 5 by 7 1/4 inches and includes 441 pages, with Appleton ads in the rear. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grimalkin Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001120
- Title
- Dodo
- Author
- Benson, E.F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- British Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- British Literature;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Grimalkin Books
Grimalkin Books is located in Steelton, Pennsylvania, the first town south of Harrisburg. We specialize in older, unusual books and sets, often literary, artistic, or historical. "Grimalkin" is old English for an old gray cat, mainly because the owner, Bob Amsel, is a cat lover. All books subject to prior sale. Payment must be received within 10 days of the order or item will be returned to stock. We accept money orders, bank checks, personal checks (allow time to clear), PayPal or MasterCard/Visa through Biblio's credit card processing service. International orders must be paid in US dollars and can be paid via PayPal, credit card (through ABE), or International Postal Money Order. Your purchase will be carefully packaged to protect it during shipping. Books may not be returned just because the buyer has changed his mind. Only books with actual defects that were not mentioned by the seller in the listing may be returned. Please insure returns for their full value.
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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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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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