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The Melancholy Lute: Selected Songs of Thirty Years
by Franklin P. Adams
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1936. First Edition (limited). Near Fine/Very Good. One of 400 copies, signed by the author on the limitations page. In original gold slipcase with minor rubbing at edges. In original wax dust wrapper with some chipping and shallow tears. Flexible blue leather covers with stamped double rule, garland stamped box with stamped facsimile signature of the author on the front. Gilded double rule on spine with gilded lettering and garland. One small pen-aize hold along front hinge, some scuffing at edges, else fine. Sewn-in blue cloth bookmark present and attached. Gilded top edge. Toning to front pastedown and ffep, otherwise the interior is clean, clear, and crisp with no internal markings or signatures aside from the author's.
Pages: (8) 191 Dimensions: 8½ x 5½ x 1¼ .
Pages: (8) 191 Dimensions: 8½ x 5½ x 1¼ .
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Details
- Bookseller
- John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5345
- Title
- The Melancholy Lute
- Author
- Franklin P. Adams
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition (limited)
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
Biblio member since 2022
Minneapolis, Minnesota
About John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
I love books. Always an eager reader, I started collecting Antiquarian books while a teenager and studying history. Flash forward a couple of decades and I am excited to open a new all-digital bookstore to continue my love of books, while bringing desired books to readers, collectors, and other sellers. From Post-Incunables to modern First Editions, I will be regularly adding new stock.
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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...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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....
- 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...
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