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The Fruit of Desire
by Demarest, Virginia
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- G
- Seller
-
Alliance, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: Harper & Brothers. G. 1910. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition. Good condition. Slight spine lean. Tiny bumps to the co rners. Rubbing to the head and heel of the spine. Mild tanning to the spine. The front hinge is cracked at the endpapers and the sewing is v isible. The binding is still tight, but the front cover is wobbly. The rear hinge is also cracked with the sewing exposed, but the rear cove r is still tight. Age toning to the page margins. No dust jacket. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dearly Departed Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 77582
- Title
- The Fruit of Desire
- Author
- Demarest, Virginia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1910
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction,;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dearly Departed Books
Biblio member since 2009
Alliance, Ohio
About Dearly Departed Books
Selling books since 1978. We specialize in SF, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Western & Pulp Fiction. With an inventory of more than 35,000 Hardcover 1st editions, Vintage Paperbacks , Pulp Magazines & general antiquarian books. Store front open by chance or appointment.
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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