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The Passage of the Barque Sappho
by Patterson, J.E
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Very Good in a Fair jacket, unclipped (no price), generally soiled and rubbed, multiple chips and tears, flaps nearly detached, tape repair on the verso, large piece missing from the lower edge of the back panel. Green buckram with dulled gilt lettering on the spine. Square, bound with a blue top stain, some reading wear, initials and date on the tite page, some checkmarks on the Foreword. Patterson's posthumous novel about "the sea, men, ships, and the things and actions thereof.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6846
- Title
- The Passage of the Barque Sappho
- Author
- Patterson, J.E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1919
- Keywords
- Sailing, British Literature, 20th Century Fiction, Navy
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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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- Flap(s)
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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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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