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The Water Witch; Or, The Skimmer of the Seas
by Cooper, James Fenimore
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Print. A first edition, first printing (first impression) 3 volumes. (8vo) viii, 321; [ii], 316; [ii], 308 pp, later quarter bound, and marbled boards, gilt title to spine. First English Edition. Clean pages, tight binding, light wear to boards. Precedes the American edition, but is itself preceded by the 1830 Dresden edition which was published about a month earlier. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kelleher Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015691
- Title
- The Water Witch; Or, The Skimmer of the Seas
- Author
- Cooper, James Fenimore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1830
- Keywords
- FIRST EDITION,Cooper, James Fenimore,The Water Witch; Or, The Skimmer of the Seas
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Kelleher Rare Books
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Naas, Kildare
About Kelleher Rare Books
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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...
- 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....
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.