New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1898. Near Fine condition. Light cover soil. A touch of toning to the spine. Square, tight, unmarked copy. No owner's name or bookplate. Inner hinges are perfect. Internally very clean, fresh and crisp. No foxing. Illustrated by Charles Dana Gibson with cover art and 4 plates, including a tissue-guarded frontispiece. This is Blanck's first state, with NO ads on page (ii). According to Blanck, the evidence indicates that this New York printing preceded the first London edition. Bound in pale yellow cloth with black lettering on the spine. Title and author's name on the front cover are in gilt, encased in black. At the center of the front cover, within a triple ruled rectangle is Gibson's illustration, stamped in black, showing a man with a child on his shoulder. The word "Jackal" on the front cover is positioned between two small gold and black crests. BAL 4528. Quinby 18. . First Edition, First State. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No jacket. Illus. by Gibson, Charles Dana. 8vo. 175pp. + 8 page publisher's catalog.

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Bookseller: About Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 013613
Title: The King's Jackal [BAL's first state]
Author: Davis, Richard Harding
Illustrator: Gibson, Charles Dana
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine condition
Jacket Condition: No jacket
Edition: First Edition, First State
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1898
Size: 8vo. 175pp. + 8 page publisher's catalog

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
First State: used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
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...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Crisp: A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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...
BAL: Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
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....