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THE EXILES AND OTHER STORIES
by Davis, Richard Harding
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Front hinge cracked, some soiling to cloth, spine a bit age darkened. A very good copy. (23045)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1894. First edition. Front hinge cracked, some soiling to cloth, spine a bit age darkened. A very good copy. (23045). Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-3] 4-221 [222: blank] [223-224: ads], 17 inserted plates, original decorated green cloth, front panel stamped in dark green, silver and gold, spine panel stamped in gold, publisher's device stamped in silver on rear cover. Collects seven fictions. BAL 4517. Wright (III) 1433.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23045
- Title
- THE EXILES AND OTHER STORIES
- Author
- Davis, Richard Harding
- Book Condition
- Used - Front hinge cracked, some soiling to cloth, spine a bit age darkened. A very good copy. (23045)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- Lit . SC
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
John W. Knott, Jr., BooksellerABAA/ILABFine First Editions
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- BAL
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- Cracked
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- Hinge
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Octavo
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- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- First Edition
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