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Taboo. A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir.
by Cabell, James Branch
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Spine title faded, bookplate to pastedown, otherwise very good in a non-original homemade slipcase with a split seam, no dust ja
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York.: Robert M McBride. , 1921. Limited edition, #305 of 920 copies.. Hardcover, brown cloth, faded gilt spine title, gilt prancing horse device on the cover. . Spine title faded, bookplate to pastedown, otherwise very good in a non-original homemade slipcase with a split seam, no dust jacket.. 8vo.. Weight: 0.5 lb.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 288731
- Title
- Taboo. A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir.
- Author
- Cabell, James Branch
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, brown cloth, faded gilt spine title, gilt prancing horse device on the cover.
- Book Condition
- Used - Spine title faded, bookplate to pastedown, otherwise very good in a non-original homemade slipcase with a split seam, no dust ja
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition, #305 of 920 copies.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Robert M McBride.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1921
- Pages
- 40 pp.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Size
- 8vo.
Terms of Sale
Zephyr Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery for any reason.
About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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