The Works of Booth Tarkington (in 18 Vols.)
by Booth Tarkington
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Collectible; Fine
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1918. Three-Quarter Leather. Collectible; Fine. A handsome example of the 1918 "Autograph Edition" of "The Works of Booth Tarkington", complete in 18 volumes. #478 of 565 copies issued and SIGNED BY BOOTH TARKINGTON on the limitation page of Vol. 1. Bound in an elegant 3/4 dark-green morocco over light-green boards. Raised bands and gilt-ruled compartments at the spines. Clean, well-preserved and Near Fine, with no flaws to speak of to any of the volumes. Internally immaculate as well, with no writing or markings of any kind. Uniform octavos, top-edges gilt. Signed by Author.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8683
- Title
- The Works of Booth Tarkington (in 18 Vols.)
- Author
- Booth Tarkington
- Format/Binding
- Three-Quarter Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible; Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Co
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1918
- Keywords
- Rare Booth Tarkington, rare "Autograph editions"
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
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Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...