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They Return at Evening: A Book of Ghost Stories
by Wakefield, H.R
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Manasquan, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo., 265pp. Beautiful First Edition First Printing with (1) on the last page of text as called for by this publisher. Bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a touch of softness to the spine ends and a tiny bump to the front top tip. Very well-preserved with no toning or foxing. Small booksellers ticket on the rear paste-down. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.00 in the body of the front flap text), has a couple of spots of spoiling and minor edge-wear. Three small tape repairs on the verso that is just visible from the front. Still fairly unobtrusive. A solid, bright example with no chipping or creases and scarce in any condition. A sharp collectable copy of a quite uncommon t a great price.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brenner's Collectable Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015053
- Title
- They Return at Evening: A Book of Ghost Stories
- Author
- Wakefield, H.R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1928
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books
Biblio member since 2006
Manasquan, New Jersey
About Brenner's Collectable Books
35 Plus years buying and selling collectable books. Member ABAA, ILAB, IOBA.
An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always!.
Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.
An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always!.
Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- 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...
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