THE WRITINGS OF BRET HARTE
by HARTE, Bret
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin, 1900. Hardcover. photogravures, b&w illusts.. 8vo. Sixteen volume set, uniformly bound in green cloth. The spine of each volume is sunned. Light shelf wear to most volumes. No significant blemishes and each volume tight and very clean internally (no former owner's markings). The set is in good plus, to very good, condition overall. This is the 'Standard Library Edition'. Gilt design & lettering to front board, gilt lettering to spine, top edge gilt.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9900036780
- Title
- THE WRITINGS OF BRET HARTE
- Author
- HARTE, Bret
- Illustrator
- photogravures, b&w illusts.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- AmerLit;;;;;;;;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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