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The James
by Niles, Blair
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, (1939). First Edition. First printing Near fine in medium blue cloth covered boards with a gilt on black title block on the spine and illustrated end sheets with a prior owner's name and date of "1940" on the fly title page. In a very good+ unclipped dust jacket with the spine area very slightly faded, a square 1/4" chip from the upper rear corner of the spine area, with a small 1/8" closed tear at the upper edge of the front panel and rubbing to the fold to the front flap. With illustrations by Edward Shenton. The fifth volume in The Rivers of America Series. 359 pages including an index and bibliography both of which are followed by an eleven page introduction to the series by Constance Skinner. A very tight and clean copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB28097
- Title
- The James
- Author
- Niles, Blair
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Farrar & Rinehart
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (1939)
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
Biblio member since 2009
Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
We purchase and sell only collectible first editions in a number of fields all focused on Americana. We are primarily mail order sellers; however, we are open by appointment and welcome visits from customers.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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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