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The Jumel Mansion (Signed Limited Edition)
by Shelton, William Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Manasquan, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 4to., 257pp. Sharp First Edition, limited to only 800 unnumbered copies printed. Beautifully bound in green cloth with multi-colored illustrated front board and titles, borders and decorations in gilt on front board and spine. on and titles in gilt and, white, blue and red. Ex-Library but fairly unobtrusive markings of such. Small presentation bookplate of the library on the front paste-down. Inconspicuous call letters in the prelims. Light blind-stamp on the title page. Small library stamp and notation on the rear end-paper. Ghost of spine call-tag removal. Mild off-setting to rear end-paper and paste-down. Lite wear to spine ends and tips. Actually quite well-preserved for its age and size. Presented and signed by the author on the front end-paper A solid collectable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brenner's Collectable Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008478
- Title
- The Jumel Mansion (Signed Limited Edition)
- Author
- Shelton, William Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1916
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed/Inscribed;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books
Biblio member since 2006
Manasquan, New Jersey
About Brenner's Collectable Books
35 Plus years buying and selling collectable books. Member ABAA, ILAB, IOBA.
An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always!.
Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.
An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always!.
Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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