Ponkapog Papers
by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin & Co., 1903. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Brown cloth with paper spine label. One of only two hundred in the First Edition bound uncut, with the paper label, so stated. Typography by Bruce Rogers. This copy is NEAR FINE. Minimal fading to spine. Edges, spine ends, and tips with only a hint of wear. Paper label is tidy and clear. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tight with minimal toning. Simply lovely..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002338
- Title
- Ponkapog Papers
- Author
- Thomas Bailey Aldrich
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1903
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
Terms of Sale
Bailey Bonzo Books
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
Biblio member since 2020
Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Spine Label
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- New
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
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