In His Own Image
by CORVO, Frederick, Baron [Frederick William Rolfe]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1901. First Edition. Octavo (19.5cm.); original purple cloth lettered in white, top edge gilt; x,[2],421,[1],[2](ads)pp. Spine faded to tan, ends a bit cracked, upper cover title lettering very partially effaced. Still, a Very Good copy. Short story collection expanded from the six stories which comprise Stories Toto Told Me (1898).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21729
- Title
- In His Own Image
- Author
- CORVO, Frederick, Baron [Frederick William Rolfe]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Lane, The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- Stories Toto Told Me
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Glossary
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- 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,...
- 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...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...