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The Real Issue; A Book of Kansas Stories
by William Allen White
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, IL: Way and Williams, 1897 Way and Williams, Chicago, IL. 1897. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for gift inscription on FFFP from Feb 1, 1897 and FO bookplate on the front pastedown. Book Condition; Good; wear to head, tail, and tips from shelving; three splash stains on front board; suntanning to spine. No DJ. Internal hinges are sound and not cracked or split. Red and gold decorative designs on the front and rear boards with gold titles on the spine and front board. Gilt textblock top. Rough cut fore and bottom edges. 212 pp 12mo. This is a series of sketches from White's life covering topics that stretch from comedy to tragedy with the stage settings undoubtedly Kansan. The book helped establish his literary credentials. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008135
- Title
- The Real Issue; A Book of Kansas Stories
- Author
- William Allen White
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Way and Williams
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- William Allen White, Emporia Gazette, Kansas Stories, Kansas literature, The real isue, Kansas Politics, newspaper writer, Kansas, short stories
- Bookseller catalogs
- Kansas Related;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- 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...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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