New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. 1902. F First Edition Used. H Hardcover. Very Good-. Original lavender cloth (designed by Margaret Armstrong) stamped in white and purple, top edge gilt, 8vo, unpag. Color Illustrations By Howard Chandler Christy and Margaret Armstrong (Light shelfwear and rubbing to extremities, inner hinge cracking at endpaper, one illustration detached - laid-in loose, vintage name/inscription to endpaper).

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Bookseller: Vashon Island Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0818875
Title: Wanted: a Chaperon
Author: Ford, Paul Leicester
Illustrator: Color Illustrations By Howard Chandler Christy and Margaret Armstrong
Format/Binding: H Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good-
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: F First Edition Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1902
Keywords: Fiction Illustrated Books Margaret Armstong
Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall.

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Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Laid-in: "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...