The Explorer
by Maugham, W. Somerset
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Staten Island, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1909. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, yellow cloth, no dust-jacket. 297 pages. First American edition, [copyright page reads 'The Baker and Taylor Company, 1909]. No previous ownership marks Small old bookseller's label - The Old Corner Book / Store, Inc. / Boston - Mass. Cloth age darkened, especially on spine which has browned, albeit lettering still very legible. Head and heel of spine shaved with some wear to cloth at fore-edges and front gutter. Interior clean and unmarked. Fair. .
Synopsis
Originally published: New York : Baker & Taylor Co., 1909.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018329
- Title
- The Explorer
- Author
- Maugham, W. Somerset
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- George H. Doran Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
About Great Expectations Rare Books
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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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.