A Double Barrelled Detective Story
by Mark Twain
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/Unjacketed
- Seller
-
Cazenovia, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
1902 hardcover as pictured. A nicely bound edition that has seen some wear. Binding is intact though several of the tipped in illustrations have come loose. Red cloth boards with gold stamping are soiled and worn with light fraying at head and tail of spine and at corners. Illustrated endpapers are tanned. Roughcut text block with gilt top edge. Text is tanned. Some pages are lightly mottled. A few pages have small tears. Includes several illustration by Lucius Hitchcock, one of which is missing. Price reflects condition. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s
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Details
- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2249
- Title
- A Double Barrelled Detective Story
- Author
- Mark Twain
- Illustrator
- Lucius Hitchcock
- Format/Binding
- See Description
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- Unjacketed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1902
- Pages
- 180
- Size
- 5x7.5
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mark Twain, Lucius Hitchcock
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classic lit; Mark Twain;
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Return guarantee with full refund, including shipping costs, for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Biblio member since 2018
Cazenovia, New York
About Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
We are a group of volunteers supporting our local library. All proceeds go to the library. We strive for excellent customer service. Please contact us with any questions. If you are in the area you may also visit our store, Carriage Barn Books, adjacent to the library at 100 Albany Street Cazenovia NY
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...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.