The Flower of Destiny
by Orcutt, William Dana
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
A. C. McClurg and Co, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Signed. 277 pp. First printing, April 1905. Presentation copy, given by author to previous owner pre-publication. Gift inscription from the author to a previous owner at half title, dated March 1905. Green cloth with gilt titles and elaborate gilt decoration. Light to moderate shelf-wear, rubbing, edgewear. Age toning on edges of pages. Beautifully illustrated, including endpapers and some plates. Tight, clean copy. No jacket, if issued. Illustrator: Weber, Charlotte.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Bin (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BBS-041216
- Title
- The Flower of Destiny
- Author
- Orcutt, William Dana
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A. C. McClurg and Co
- Date Published
- 1905
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...