Time and Chance: A Romance and a History: Being the Story of the Life of Man
by Hubbard, Elbert
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Cadillac, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1902. Leather. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Light brown limp leather. Spine & edges are darkened (from being handled?). Light soiling. Pink cloth lining on inside covers (possibly rebound?). There is a sticker with an inked number on it on inside front lining. Inked info on front endpage. Inside hinge is cracked. Gilt top page edges. The spine is blank but looks like it was made that way. There is a pink ribbon bookmark that is no longer attched.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Book Nook
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19694
- Title
- Time and Chance: A Romance and a History: Being the Story of the Life of Man
- Author
- Hubbard, Elbert
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Terms of Sale
Book Nook
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About the Seller
Book Nook
Biblio member since 2006
Cadillac, Michigan
About Book Nook
The Book Nook is a complete bookstore with over 8000 sq. ft. showroom floor offering new, used and rare books from a stock of more than 70,000 volumes. Ken and Cheryl Haysmer, co-owners, have started and operated the store since 1981 in downtown Cadillac, the heart of Michigan. We have a strong speciality in used paperbacks with minors in new and used hardcovers. The store is open from 9:30AM to 5:00PM, Monday through Saturday, year round.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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,...
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