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London: Arthur F. Bird, 1906. Good. First British edition. Small 8vo. 231pp. Publisher's blue cloth with decorated front board, with front board lettering in red and gilt lettering to the spine. Board corners and edges bumped and rubbed, spine ends soft and rubbed, a few scuffs to the spine and boards, with a crack in the front board and the rear board, creases visible. Light foxing to the endpapers, else clean throughout and the binding tight and square. A good copy. With black and white illustrations by Sydney Adamson.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6726
- Title
- R. Holmes & Co
- Author
- Bangs, John Kendrick
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Arthur F. Bird
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...