Boston: W. A. Wilde Company, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 251pp. Octavo [20 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles. Very good. The edges of the covers are lightly bumped and rubbed. The spine is subtly rolled, and the gilt stamped title is faded. The underlying boards are peeking through at the corners. The endsheets are very mildly darkened. The front hinge is a little weak. Inscribed by Eaton, during a Bread Loaf conference, on the front free endsheet. With old photograph of the author tucked in.

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Bookseller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 21319
Title: Penguin Persons & Peppermints
Author: Eaton, Walter Prichard
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: W. A. Wilde Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1922
Keywords: Bread Loaf; Walter Prichard Eaton; signed; hardcover

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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...
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...
Inscribed: When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
Rolled: rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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....
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...
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...