Old Creole Days
by Cable, George W
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Scribner's, 1905. Hardcover. Very Good. Inscribed by Cable opposite the title page. Very Good, sunned on the spine and back board, a small chip to the head of the spine, unmarred gilt on the spine and front board. Square, minor wear on the binding, gilt top edge, bookplate inside the front board. A collection of 8 stories that serve as a "social satire that explores the problems of racially and culturally diverse antebellum New Orleans (Google Books).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1594
- Title
- Old Creole Days
- Author
- Cable, George W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Scribner's
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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- Gilt
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- Title Page
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- Sunned
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- Bookplate
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- Inscribed
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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....