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The Garden of Allah
by Hichens, Robert and Helene Philippe
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/N/A
- Seller
-
Albany, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company Publishers, 1907. First Edition Thus/Early Printing. Hardcover. Fair/N/A. Stated 'This Edition Published in September'. The Illustrated Edition with 32 illustrateions from photographs. In wonderful blue pictorial cloth with gilt and light blue to type and illustration. Spine ends and three corners lightly frayed and small hole towards top of spine. Gilt of spine well faded and bump with short tear to heel of same. Price in ink to ffep. Front hinge split with mull torn half way down, but still holding. Rear hinge also split with a third of mull holding. Some prptective pages covering illustrations missing or loose. Deckle edge.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LPB006228RH
- Title
- The Garden of Allah
- Author
- Hichens, Robert and Helene Philippe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Edition
- First Edition Thus/Early Printing
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Stokes Company Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1907
- Bookseller catalogs
- British Literature;
Terms of Sale
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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About the Seller
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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Albany, California
About Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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- 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....
- Deckle edge
- Deckle edge is the feathered edge of a page. Traditionally and historically, this was a side effect of the process of making...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
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