Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1875. First Edition. Blindstamped cloth. Very Good. 8vo. 183 by 127 mm. 283 pp. Containing eight short stories. Condition: Spine sunned. Some staining and wear to the cloth binding besides, with corners rubbed. Small corner stain, first few leaves. Rear hinge cracked. Slight cocking, or overhang of front board, which reaches slightly farther to right than rear board. Otherwise, generally clean inside.

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Bookseller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 007531
Title: Tales of the Argonauts and Other Sketches
Author: Harte, Bret
Format/Binding: Blindstamped cloth
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: James R. Osgood and Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1875

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Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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....
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...