Boston: Little, Brown. Near Fine with no dust jacket; Brown boards with gilt lettering and . decoration, top edge gilt. Book is clean, straight and tight with a hint . of dulling to spine and minor bottom edge wear. Prior owner bookplate to . front pastedown.. 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 x 6.25 x 1.25 inches; 290 pages .

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Bookseller: Blackbird Bookshop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 6528
Title: THE KINGDOM OF BOOKS
Author: Orcutt, William Dana
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket; Brown boards with gilt lettering and decoration, top edge gilt. Book is clean, straight and tigh
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Little, Brown
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1927
Keywords: BOOKS ON BOOKS, BOOK BINDINGS, TYPOGRAPHY
Bookseller catalogs: Non-Mystery / Collectible Non-Fiction;

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Trumbull, Connecticut

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About Blackbird Bookshop

Blackbird Bookshop is an internet-only bookstore specializing in Mystery and Suspense, and Modern First Editions. We have high standards for any book in our stock, regardless of the age of the book. If we wouldn't be proud to display it in our personal collection, we won't sell it.

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Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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...
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.