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HOLDING THE LINE.
by Baldwin, Harold
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- near fine/very good
- Seller
-
Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1918. first American edition. cover. near fine/very good. Octavo, red cloth covers with gilt titles, xiii [1] 305 pages. Black and white illustrations and diagrams. Author was Sergeant of the First Division, Canadian Expeditionary Forces. Book is in fine condition, Dust jacket has light wear, chipping at edges, still very good. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. 092508C
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000020791
- Title
- HOLDING THE LINE.
- Author
- Baldwin, Harold
- Format/Binding
- Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first American edition
- Publisher
- A.C. McClurg & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1918
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Alkahest Books
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Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Fine
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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