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The Porcupine: A Drama in Three Acts
by Robinson, Edward Arlington
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No DJ
- Seller
-
Southampton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan, 1915. First Edition. Very Good/No DJ. 12mo = 7-9". n/a. Printing Not Spec. Maroon cloth over hard covers, gilt lettering on spine. Spine a little faded but gilt stamping is bold, head and heel of spine slightly bumped, covers have some light rub marks. Pages lightly browned, edges are a little darker, but pages very clean, binding is very good. Previous owner's name in ink on front endpaper, light scrapes from a removed bookplate. Erratum tipped in at beginning of Act I. Last few pages are advertisements for other titles by publisher.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- F17768
- Title
- The Porcupine: A Drama in Three Acts
- Author
- Robinson, Edward Arlington
- Illustrator
- n/a
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1915
- Pages
- 152pp
- Size
- 12mo = 7-9"
- Keywords
- First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Plays;
Terms of Sale
Heritage Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives not as described or damaged.
About the Seller
Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2008
Southampton, Massachusetts
About Heritage Books
Our bookshop is located in the historic town library building of Southampton, Massachusetts. Southampton lies within the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts with a view of Pomeroy Mountain to the West and Mt. Tom to the North. It is situated between the artistic, vibrant communities of Easthampton and Northampton and the city of Westfield. We have a collection of over 40,000 books with many more waiting to be unboxed and squeezed onto our shelves. The large double-door front entrance will lead you to our main floor where we hold a wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles, as well as a good selection of scarce and rare editions. The original fireplace is surrounded by hardbacks and you can peer out the original nine-foot windows. Take the staircase to the basement and you will find our large children's section and many shelves full of paperbacks. Our physical address is 225 College Highway/Route 10. Our mailing address is 241 College Highway & Clark St. P.O. Box 100 Southampton, MA 01073. The store hours indicated are by appointment only Monday through Friday, and Saturday and Sunday you can stop in. Please call to schedule an appointment if you can't make it to the store on the weekends from 11 am to 3 pm.
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- Gilt
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- First Edition
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- 12mo
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- Bookplate
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