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Janet Strong by Townsend, Virginia
- Bookseller: Schroeder's Book Haven
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: B0697
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1865. 1st ed. Hardcover. 314 pages.
Description
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1865. 1st ed. Hardcover. 314 pages. . In blind-stamped brown covers with gilt spine lettering. A moral tale for young women. 'In her inmost soul she never regretted the decision of that night. Courage and strength and the deeper insight that comes of evil resisted, were given her.' Good/No Jacket. Some wear to covers, moderate foxing throughout. .
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
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. Also known as the back.
gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.
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