St. Nicholas: His Legend and His Role in the Christmas Celebration and Other Popular Customs
by McKnight, George H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Silverdale, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
G. P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket. 1917. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as indicated by the same date on the title page and copyright page with no other printings or dates stated, this vintage book is in great shape with two minor flaws only: the bright gold gilt top edge has a small amount of loss and the blank end-papers are tanned, the binding is tight and square, the contents are fine, clean inside and out, the scarce jacket has some edge-wear on the front panel and spine (with one small tape repair at the top front corner) and the rear panel is scuffed, it remains presentable and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, 153 pages, "In St. Nicholas the reader will come in contact with a personality of unique amiability, whose influence has permeated popular customs for many centuries and has contributed much of sweetness to human life" .
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- Bookseller
- Mainly Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 042995
- Title
- St. Nicholas: His Legend and His Role in the Christmas Celebration and Other Popular Customs
- Author
- McKnight, George H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Date Published
- 1917
- Bookseller catalogs
- Christmas;
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Mainly Books
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Silverdale, Pennsylvania
About Mainly Books
We have been in business since 1990 and have been selling on the Internet since 1996. We take great pride in the quality and condition of our books and our customers agree... "The book arrived safely and is in better condition than described" is a comment we receive often. We respond promptly to all requests and we ship next day for most orders.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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