Why the Chimes Rang and Other Stories
by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
-
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1908. Hardcover. Acceptable. Hardcover. Ex-library, with stamps throughout and card pocket, etc. Pictorial cover with the boards covered in a buckram cloth. Boards are discolored and dirty. Age-toned pages with fingerprint smudges throughout. The sewn (re) binding is still in nice shape. Book does not twist and there are no loose pages. The board tips are bumped with scraping to the edges and lightly dented spine ends. There is a bowing to the book. Textblock has darkened. Book remains quite readable. 247 pages.
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Details
- Seller
- Quirky Used Books & More (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 230511002
- Title
- Why the Chimes Rang and Other Stories
- Author
- Alden, Raymond MacDonald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bobbs-Merrill Company
- Date Published
- 1908
- Weight
- 1.25 lbs
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Quirky Used Books & More
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...