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THE STORY OF A BAD BOY
by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, illustrated by Harold M. Brett
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., c. 1900. Hardcover. Good +. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. Black cloth with laid color litho on cover. Color frontis and ilus. Condition is GOOD+ ; mild edge wear, cover litho clean with some minor foxing and rubbing. Spine gilt faded and worn, illegible, and spine slightly cocked. Binding tight text clean, with foxing to versos of ffep and frontis. Mild foxing to sides of text block, remains of paper label on ffep verso. Children's. Stax.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11017
- Title
- THE STORY OF A BAD BOY
- Author
- Thomas Bailey Aldrich, illustrated by Harold M. Brett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.
- Date Published
- c. 1900
Terms of Sale
Andre Strong Bookseller
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About the Seller
Andre Strong Bookseller
Biblio member since 2008
Blue Hill, Maine
About Andre Strong Bookseller
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
- 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....
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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