New York: Macmillan, 1917. First Edition. HB. Black cloth, red lettering on front cover with illustration, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo., 467 pp + ads. Illustrations by Alice Barber Stephens. Only printing on copyright page August, 1917.Covers show some soiling, corners bumped, front hinge weak but holding. Owners name front paste-down in pencil, the letter G and number 15 written on spine. Personal library? Not an X-Library. Book condition Good

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Bookseller: Parker's Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: ND8151
Title: A Son of the Middle Border
Author: Garland, Hamlin
Format/Binding: HB
Book Condition: Used
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Macmillan
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1917
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;

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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...
X-Library: A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of...
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...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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....
Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
Copyright page: The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...