L'Assommoir; A Novel
by Zola, Emile (John Stirling -translator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus /No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
-
Barstow, California, United States
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About This Item
306 Chesnut Street, Philadelphia: T.b. Peterson & Brothers. The covers are still a little bright with fancy black borders and gilt titles. The spine ends have very minor lighter colored fraying. The endpaper is seperated at the front interior hinge and appears as a light hinge crack but only goes through the endpaper. Light age toning to endpapers. No foxing or ageing marks to interior. A nice collector's copy. Rare. Size: Square 12mo . Very Good Plus. Green Cloth Hardback. (1879) 1st American Printing.. 1879.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references. Translated from the French.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeff Stark (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020961
- Title
- L'Assommoir; A Novel
- Author
- Zola, Emile (John Stirling -translator)
- Format/Binding
- Green Cloth Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- (1879) 1st American Printing.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T.b. Peterson & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- 306 Chesnut Street, Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1879
Terms of Sale
Jeff Stark
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About the Seller
Jeff Stark
Biblio member since 2005
Barstow, California
About Jeff Stark
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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.
- 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....
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...