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Madcap Violet: A Novel
by Black, William
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1877. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, 1877. Hardcover 8vo, 429pp. Bound in half leather with marbled boards, edges, and endpapers. Red and black spine labels with gilt compartments. This copy signed/inscribed to American author Bret Harte by the author: "To Bret Harte, from William Black. Brighton, Nov. 1886." Harte became friendly with Black when he became American consul at Glasgow, Black's place of birth, though Harte was released from his duties in 1885 after unfavorable press and poor sentiments from the American public. Very good some rubbing wear to edges, small crack to the black spine label. Bookplate of noted Scottish scholar George Henderson on the front pastedown; contents clean and unmarked.
Synopsis
Madcap Violet was written in 1876, and was one of the most popular of Black's books.
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- Bookseller
- Common Crow Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- z06482
- Title
- Madcap Violet: A Novel
- Author
- Black, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1877
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- 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...
- Bookplate
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- Poor
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- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of 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....
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
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