New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. 155 pages. 4 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. Dark blue-green cloth binding, gilt lettering on spine. Condition of the book is VERY GOOD+: very light wear and to covers and spine, corners lightly bent, spine lightly faded, top edge of text block lightly foxed, pages clean, binding tight, previous owner's name in ink on ffep.

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Bookseller: Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2115
Title: THE ART OF THE BIOGRAPHY
Author: William Roscoe Thayer
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good +
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1920
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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...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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....
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...