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The Purple Fern (Bell's Indian and Colonial Library)
by Hume, Fergus
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: George Bell & Sons, 1907. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. The interior of the book is clean and complete. The front hinge is almost broken, with about 2 inches of webbing holding at the bottom. The red cloth covers shwo significant wear and handling, with splits along the bottom 3 or 4 inches of the spine, chipping and folding to the top and bottom of the spine, and visible wear at edges and corners. This is a readable copy of a scarce title by an early mystery / thriller writer.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Granny Goose Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006138
- Title
- The Purple Fern (Bell's Indian and Colonial Library)
- Author
- Hume, Fergus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Bell & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery & Detective Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Granny Goose Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Granny Goose Books
Biblio member since 2008
Ottawa, Ontario
About Granny Goose Books
Used and collectable children's books.
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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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....