A Penniless Girl: A Novel
by W. Heimburg (Berta Behrens)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1893. Translated by A. L. Wister. Good copy minus jacket. In red cloth covers with gilt lettering and design in black on front cover and same on spine. Square and intact binding with cracked hinge after first flyleaf and at page 48. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Rubbing and bumping of ends of spine and corners. Moderate wear. Phptos upon request. . Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaker House Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005184
- Title
- A Penniless Girl: A Novel
- Author
- W. Heimburg (Berta Behrens)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1893
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Fiction, Drama
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Drama;
Terms of Sale
Quaker House Books
Items must be returned within ten days of sale for a full refund if not satisfied.
About the Seller
Quaker House Books
Biblio member since 2006
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.