New York: John W. Lovell, undated. Edition Not Specified. Very Good/No DJ. 12mo = 7-9". n/a. Printing Not Spec. Appears to have been published in late 1800s but no date supplied. Blue cloth hard covers with blind-stamped black design on front and spine. Title and author in gilt on spine, publisher name, John W. Lovell, in gilt at bottom of spine. Spine darkened slightly, gilt still in very good condition, top/bottom spine edges and corners bumped. Some very minor rubbing or staining, very clean for it's age. Green leaf patterned endpages, looks like may be gingko leaves. Pages are browned but very clean, no markings, no foxing. Binding between pages 12 and 13 is starting but overall binding is strong, no cracking.

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Bookseller: Heritage Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: F37691
Title: The Giant Raft and The Cryptogram (two volumes in one)
Author: Verne, Jules
Illustrator: n/a
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No DJ
Edition: Edition Not Specified
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John W. Lovell
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: undated
Pages: 305pp
Size: 12mo = 7-9"
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Our bookshop is located in the historic town library building of Southampton, Massachusetts. Southampton lies within the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts with a view of Pomeroy Mountain to the West and Mt. Tom to the North. It is situated between the artistic, vibrant communities of Easthampton and Northampton and the city of Westfield. We have a collection of over 40,000 books with many more waiting to be unboxed and squeezed onto our shelves. The large double-door front entrance will lead you to our main floor where we hold a wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles, as well as a good selection of scarce and rare editions. The original fireplace is surrounded by hardbacks and you can peer out the original nine-foot windows. Take the staircase to the basement and you will find our large children's section and many shelves full of paperbacks. Our physical address is 225 College Highway/Route 10. Our mailing address is 241 College Highway & Clark St. P.O. Box 100 Southampton, MA 01073. The store hours indicated are by appointment only Monday through Friday, and Saturday and Sunday you can stop in. Please call to schedule an appointment if you can't make it to the store on the weekends from 11 am to 3 pm.

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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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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....
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...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...