New York: Charles Scribner 's Sons, 1901. 2 volumes, octavo. Frontispiece and photographic plates. Contemporary plum morocco gilt, spine with acorn tool centered in 4 compartments, gilt-lettered in the remaining two, marbled boards, top edges gilt (slightly sunned, a few small chips at extremities). FIRST EDITION. An attractively-bound set.

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Bookseller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 400231
Title: Eugene Field: A Study in Hereditary Contradictions
Author: THOMPSON, Slason
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Charles Scribner 's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1901
Keywords: Consigned
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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...
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...
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...
Marbled boards: ...
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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....