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Sky Island
by Baum, L. Frank
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Reilly & Lee, (1920). Later printing of First Edition by Reilly & Lee. Very good+ in green cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and the image of a folded umbrella and on the front board is a very bright printed, color paste-on. A small quarto of 9 by 6 3/4 inches with a 1/4 inch hole eaten through the cloth by some small monster at the lower end of the spine and with the cloth worn down to the edge of the text block. The ownership page is filled in with a dated (1927) signature in pencil and the top margin of the title page is lightly soiled. (288) pages of text. Illustrated throughout with engravings from illustrations by John R. Neill with 12 full color inserts all of which are present and in undamaged condition. This copy is the 1920 printing by Reilly & Lee conforming to Paul Bienvenue's The Book Collector's Guide to L. Frank Baum p.248). (Bienvenue, p.248)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB32363
- Title
- Sky Island
- Author
- Baum, L. Frank
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Later printing of First Edition by Reilly & Lee
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Reilly & Lee
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- (1920)
Terms of Sale
Town's End Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Town's End Books
Biblio member since 2009
Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
We purchase and sell only collectible first editions in a number of fields all focused on Americana. We are primarily mail order sellers; however, we are open by appointment and welcome visits from customers.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
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