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Eight Cousins; or, The Aunt-Hill
by Alcott, Louisa M [May]
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1899. Title page dated 1899. Worn but sound copy in turquoise blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and black, illustrated in black and white, about 7 inches tall. Covers rubbed with additional rubbing to the extremities, minor spine fraying, good hinges, sound text block, pages lightly age-toned but clean, name neatly written in pencil on preliminary blank, no other markings.. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 044326
- Title
- Eight Cousins; or, The Aunt-Hill
- Author
- Alcott, Louisa M [May]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Little, Brown, and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1899
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- CLASSIC JUVENILE FICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books; Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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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