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The Secret of Father Brown
by Chesterton, Gilbert K
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
North Tonawanda, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1927. First US Edition. Small dark spot (hardly noticeable on dark blue cloth) lower front board, spine slightly cocked, slight rubbing bottom corners, small purple stamp lower left corner front pastedown, previous owner name and address ffep. Overall a solid sound copy protected in somewhat chipped acetate protector. ; Small 8vo, blue cloth, green lettering and designs front cover & spine, frontis, 278pp. (uncut) . Includes numerous b&w illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Editions Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2643
- Title
- The Secret of Father Brown
- Author
- Chesterton, Gilbert K
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- FICTION, MYSTERY, DETECTIVE, FIRST, EDITION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery & Adventure;
Terms of Sale
Old Editions Inc.
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About the Seller
Old Editions Inc.
Biblio member since 2017
North Tonawanda, New York
About Old Editions Inc.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...