Melba: A Biography
by Murphy, Agnes
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Doubleday, Page & Co., 1909 Original Maroon Cloth has gilt design and lettering. Some rubbing to boards, mostly at spine and book edges. Front hinge is taped and back hinge is slightly loose. Frontispiece with tissue guard and many photographs. Pages are uncut. Top gilt. Very light toning to some pages and slight musty odor. Very nice copy of a rare book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lindas Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000686
- Title
- Melba: A Biography
- Author
- Murphy, Agnes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Co.
- Date Published
- 1909
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Music
Terms of Sale
Lindas Rare Books
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About the Seller
Lindas Rare Books
Biblio member since 2008
New York, New York
About Lindas Rare Books
I specialize in rare children's books, plays, poetry books, modern first editions, out of print and unusual books and signed books. If you cannot find what you are looking for, I will try and find it for you.
Glossary
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.