The Sense of the Past
by James, Henry
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. First UK Edition. Blue cloth covers with gilded titles. Book has a cocked spine, shelfwear, bumped corners, edgewear, soiling to covers and edges of text block, toning to pages, a touch of sunning to spine, a former owner's name on the front endpaper, a split at page 1, a split at page 96, a crack that's started at page 272, and a tight split at page 376. Interior is otherwise clean and unmarked. 8vo. - over 7¾' in - 9¾' in.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 617865
- Title
- The Sense of the Past
- Author
- James, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd
- Date Published
- 1917
- Keywords
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Terms of Sale
Arundel Books of Seattle
7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). We pack carefully.
About the Seller
Arundel Books of Seattle
Biblio member since 2005
Seattle, Washington
About Arundel Books of Seattle
Arundel Books stunning new store is located in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square, and has an eclectic stock that will satisfy both the avid reader and discriminating collector.
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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.