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Mary Reilly
by MARTIN, Valerie
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0385249683
- ISBN 13
- 9780385249683
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0385249683 . A first printing of Valerie Martin's story of her title character's experiences growing up in poorer districts of London. In this creative historical novel, she becomes a maid to Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll, who trusts her to run various dubious errands, among other things. --- In blue paper-covered boards backed in blue cloth, with spine titling in gilt. Jacket displays wrap-around Albert Goodwin color painting, "Westminster by Night". --- A clean, tightly-bound, bright copy lacking apparent damages. Unclipped dust jacket with a hint of rubbing, otherwise bright and undamaged.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; (8), 264 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 83808
- Title
- Mary Reilly
- Author
- MARTIN, Valerie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385249683
- ISBN 13
- 9780385249683
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- 0385249683
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About the Seller
Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
Glossary
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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