Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, Garden City, NY, 1940. Limited Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Signed by Author. 2 Vol. Limited Ed. Desirable low number: 76 of 1,050 copies; signed by Roberts. Spines browned; Vol II has a 4" scratch affecting the "E" and "O" of Roberts' name. Text block is tight, unmarked and in unread condition. Many pages uncut with gold gilt on top edge still stuck together. Missing original cellophane wrappers, but in VG- original slipcase with some loss along the back top edge, bottom corner bumped and pasted label dirty. Still in better condition than most, with all the edges intact. Note: I have a large selection of Kenneth Roberts books and related materials. Contact me if you are looking for something in particular. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 849 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical - American Revolution, 1775-1783; United States; 1940s; Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 775. .

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Bookseller: Quaint Book Shop, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 775
Title: Oliver Wiswell (Limited Edition, 2 Vols.)
Author: Kenneth Roberts
Format/Binding: Hardcover (in Slipcase)
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Limited Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc
Place of Publication: Garden City, NY
Date Published: 1940
Keywords: BZDB22 Limited Signed Fiction; Historical - American Revolution, 1775-1783; United States; 1940s; Signed by Author Unbranded Kenneth Roberts Oliver Wiswell (Limited Edition, 2 Vols.)
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction;

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Wrappers: The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
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Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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...