New York: Harper & Bros, 1896. Early Printing. Hard Cover. Good (Ex-Library)/No Jacket. b/w Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" In pictorial green cloth with gilt tilting, 8vo, 171pp. (ex war service library with bookplate and card pocket, shelfwear and rubbing to extremities, free front endpaper missing/inner hinge cracking, light staining to lower tip from previous damp, one illustration detached(laid-in).

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Seller: Vashon Island Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 0847372
Title: A House-Boat on the Styx
Author: Bangs, John Kendrick
Illustrator: b/w Illustrations
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used - Good (Ex-Library)
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Early Printing
Publisher: Harper & Bros
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1896
Keywords: Fiction

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Vashon Island Books

We accept payment via Credit card, check, money order, and *PayPal* (vashonbooks@comcast.net) . Payment with order. Check (US$ only/US Bank), PayPal or Credit Card (Visa, M/C, AMEX. Discover). 7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). DJs Brodarted. We pack carefully. Shipping: U.S.: $4.00 1st volume, $2.00 each additional volume via book rate. Priority Mail minimum $7.95 (large/heavy cost more). UPS also available at extra cost.

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.