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The Lost Heir
by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
New York: New Amsterdam Book Company, 1900. First American edition. Hardcover. Ernest Pratter. pp. 407. Thick 8vo. Bound in olive cloth with stamped illustrations to front board & spine. With four full-page black-and-white illustrations by Ernest Pratter. The bevelled boards show wear at tips, and some rubbing to edges. Boards a bit bowed, and soiled, although blocked image on front board still quite good. Some foxing to foredges. Front free endpaper removed. Hinges tender, and binding a bit sprung. Front hinge slightly split. Contents lightly foxed. Overall, still a good copy. A scarce title to begin with, but this - the first American edition - is extraordinarily scarce. Similar in format to the first British edition, published 1899 by James Bowden, London. One of Henty's very few 'adult' novels. This presentation by Bowden and the New Amsterdam Book Company troubled Henty as it portrayed the book as a boy's title, when, in fact, it was meant for a different audience (see Newbolt 87.1).
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- Bookseller
- BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9900032440
- Title
- The Lost Heir
- Author
- Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
- Illustrator
- Ernest Pratter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Publisher
- New Amsterdam Book Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- Historical Fiction; Literature; History; G. A. Henty; GAH
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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