The Main Chance
by Meredith Nicholson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
A$77.09A$61.67
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About This Item
Indianapolis, In: Bobbs- Merrill, 1903. Book. Illus. by Harrison Fisher. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Green cloth with white rule design and gilt lettering to front and spine. This copy is NEAR FINE. First Edition, May 1903. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Exterior is rich . Gilt and designs are bright. Minimal signs of wear.A bit crimped at spine ends. Inside has PO armorial BP to front paste down. Otherwise, unmarked, crisp, and tight.Modest toning. .
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- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002415
- Title
- The Main Chance
- Author
- Meredith Nicholson
- Illustrator
- Harrison Fisher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Bobbs- Merrill
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis, In
- Date Published
- 1903
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Indiana Authors, Publishers, Topics, & Association;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
Biblio member since 2020
Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
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