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On the Trail of Four
by Brand, Max
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Alliance, Ohio, United States
Item Price
A$22.78A$11.39
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About This Item
NY: Chelsea House. VG. 1926. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition bound in maroon cloth with gilt lettering. Very Good con dition. Rubbing to the corners and along the head and heel of the spin e. Tiny bumps to the upper corners. 1/2" fray at the front cover's upp er edge. Name inked at the upper edge of the front fly leaf. Dust soil ing to the edges of the upper page block. Toning to the pages. No dust jacket. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dearly Departed Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 81516
- Title
- On the Trail of Four
- Author
- Brand, Max
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Chelsea House
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1926
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Dearly Departed Books
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About the Seller
Dearly Departed Books
Biblio member since 2009
Alliance, Ohio
About Dearly Departed Books
Selling books since 1978. We specialize in SF, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Western & Pulp Fiction. With an inventory of more than 35,000 Hardcover 1st editions, Vintage Paperbacks , Pulp Magazines & general antiquarian books. Store front open by chance or appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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.
- 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...
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