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The Story of a Mine
by Harte, Bret
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Bella Vista, Arkansas, United States
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About This Item
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1878. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Bound in brown, blind-stamped cloth with title in black on cover and in bright gilt on spine. All edges stained red. Former owner's name on title page. Light wear to edges and top and bottom of spine. Some pages creased on lower edge. Hinges tight and unbroken. Some foxing to pages. 172pp..
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Details
- Bookseller
- K. L. Givens Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010756
- Title
- The Story of a Mine
- Author
- Harte, Bret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1878
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Keywords
- NOVEL
Terms of Sale
K. L. Givens Books
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About the Seller
K. L. Givens Books
Biblio member since 2006
Bella Vista, Arkansas
About K. L. Givens Books
Our home-based business is located in the beautiful Ozarks of northwest Arkansas. We began selling books in 1992 and still enjoy searching for treasures to list on the internet. We are not mega-sellers; instead we select our inventory for condition and rarity. Among our favorites are 19th century classics in decorative bindings; regional histories and genealogies; and military history.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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