The Royal Road to Romance
by Richard Halliburton
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
A$153.92A$115.44
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About This Item
Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Company, Inc., 1925. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Inscribed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Black embossed cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. SIGNED and INSCRIBED , " For Catherine Wienert Richard Halliburton"..on the front EP. This copy is NEAR FINE in a VG, unclipped ( no price) DJ. Believe this to be a 1936 reprint based on the "1886-36" at the bottom front flap of DJ.Exterior is rich. Gilt is rich. Edges, tips, and spine ends with minimal signs of wear. Inside EPs are maps. Unmarked, crisp, and lightly toned. DJ has moderate wear around edges. spine ends, and tips with modest rubbing to covers. A couple of larger chips to back bottom..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002081
- Title
- The Royal Road to Romance
- Author
- Richard Halliburton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Publisher
- Garden City Publishing Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
Biblio member since 2020
Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Spine
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- Inscribed
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...