Portraits of Places
by James, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Houghton, Mifflin and Co.. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. N.D.. First Edition; Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Fifth impression. Publisher's green cloth stamped in gilt, gilt spine titles. Lean, light rubbing and bumps, small stain on front board, toning, bookplate on front pastedown, shallow front hinge crack. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Boards and Wraps
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 83494
- Title
- Portraits of Places
- Author
- James, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- First Edition; Fifth Printing
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Co.
- Date Published
- N.D.
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- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
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