QUEEN'S TWIN and Other Stories
by JEWETT, Sarah Orne
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
1899. JEWETT, Sarah Orne. THE QUEEN'S TWIN and Other Stories. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin and Co.; Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1899. First edition. 8vo., green cloth, lettered and decorated in silver gilt. Pencil ownership to ffep. Some overall exterior soil. Shallow loss to crown cloth due to critter nibbles. Dampstaining to the top-edge of about the first 50 pages of text, else crisp. Good plus to about very good. [BAL 10913, Wright III 2982].
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Details
- Bookseller
- Boston Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 77630
- Title
- QUEEN'S TWIN and Other Stories
- Author
- JEWETT, Sarah Orne
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1899
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Boston Book Company
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
About Boston Book Company
Specializing in East Asian Books with Aesthetic Interest, Japanese Books with Original Art, English and American Literature, Women's Books and the Generally Intriguing!
Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
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Welcome!
Helen Kelly
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Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- 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...