The Portion of Labor
by Wilkins, Mary E. (Freeman)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Upperco, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Harpers and Brothers, NY, 1901. 1st edition, 1st printing.. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. Hardcover, blue cloth w/ decorative gilt. Prev. owner's name. Binding very slightly cocked, exterior lightly rubbed, mostly around board edges, head/heel of spine bumped; otherwise good condition, contents clean & tight. 563 pp., illus., + 4 pp. ads.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tiber Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 991122.15
- Title
- The Portion of Labor
- Author
- Wilkins, Mary E. (Freeman)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st edition, 1st printing.
- Publisher
- Harpers and Brothers, NY
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- Fiction, Literature.
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About the Seller
Tiber Books
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Upperco, Maryland
About Tiber Books
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- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...