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Arundel: Being the Reflections of Steven Nason, etc. (First Edition)
by Kenneth Roberts
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition
- Seller
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Springfield, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday, Doran & Company, Garden City, NY, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition. Book A stated first edition of Roberts' first novel. The long, 18th century-style title only appeared in the first (actually printed in 1929) and second (January 1930) printings, both of which are dated 1930. The only difference between them is the absence of the First Edition notice on the verso of the title page in the second printing The first and second printing bindings are notoriously bad and this copy shows typical signs. The cloth is now protected in a heavy mylar cover. Note: I have a large selection of Kenneth Roberts books and related materials. Contact me if you are looking for something in particular. Size: 7.5"-8" - Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). 618 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight and unmarked, though the pages have toned with age. Hardbound in dark blue (almost black) cloth over boards with the decoration and title in orange on the front cover and spine. Front hinge split with the free end paper and half title barely hanging on. The binding is also broken at the rear hinge between the text block and end paper. No foxing in this copy. Top page edges are stained orange; side page edges are deckled (rough cut). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Canadian Invasion, 1775-1776 -- Fiction; United States; 1930s; Main Picture: Roberts (1930), Arundel (First Edition) - Front cover and spine with inset of the publication notice from the verso of the title pate. Picture 2: Roberts (1930), Arundel (First Edition) - Spine and rear cover. Picture 3: Roberts (1930), Arundel (First Edition) - Rear cover and page edges. Picture 4: Roberts (1930), Arundel (First Edition) - Front cover and page edges. Picture 5: Roberts (1930), Arundel (First Edition) - Split front hinge, affecting the end papers. Picture 6: Roberts (1930), Arundel (First Edition) - Title page. Picture 7: Roberts (1930), Arundel (First Edition) - Last page of the text with the split rear hinge. Picture 8: Roberts (1930), Arundel (First Edition) - Rear end papers intact. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1335. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1335
- Title
- Arundel: Being the Reflections of Steven Nason, etc. (First Edition)
- Author
- Kenneth Roberts
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Company
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- BZDB22 Fiction Fiction; Canadian Invasion, 1775-1776 -- Fiction; United States; 1930s; Unbranded Kenneth Roberts Arundel: Being the Reflections of Steven Nason, etc. (First Edition)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Ohio residents must pay the required state sales tax for intra-state sales. Thirty (30) day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Biblio member since 2007
Springfield, Ohio
About Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Quaint Book Shop is an online bookselling service that features regional and local history, classic children's and religious books and specializes in Kenneth Roberts books.
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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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