The Tyranny of the Dark
by Hamlin Garland
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1905. Very Good. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1905. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's pictorial cloth stamped in light green, black, and gilt; iii,[5],438pp.; frontispiece, seven leaves of plates. Light scuffing to cloth margins with brief fraying at spine ends, spine slightly cocked, front hinge starting, else a Very Good, bright and sound copy.
The author's fictional examination of spiritualism and skepticism, bound in the splendid publisher's binding sporting the image of a cat-eyed bat in flight, a pair of bound hands dangling above its head.
The author's fictional examination of spiritualism and skepticism, bound in the splendid publisher's binding sporting the image of a cat-eyed bat in flight, a pair of bound hands dangling above its head.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29004
- Title
- The Tyranny of the Dark
- Author
- Hamlin Garland
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- 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...
- Leaves
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- Spine
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...