CAPITAL STORIES
by American Authors
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
-
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Christian Herald, 1895. Collection of short stories by famous American authors. Contents include: A True Story by Mark Twain; The Celestial Railroad by Nathaniel Hawthorne; Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving; The Lightning-Rod Man by Herman Melville. 344 pp. Red decorative covers with gilt design and title on front and spine. Cover corners are bumped and edges rubbed. Cover faces have rubbing and discoloration. Spine tips bent. Front hinge broken. Some light foxing to endpapers. Interior is tight and clean. Book in VG- condition.. Hard Cover. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 4 " x 6". Famous Authors.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bee Creek Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005815
- Title
- CAPITAL STORIES
- Author
- American Authors
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Publisher
- The Christian Herald
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- Short Stories, Famous Authors, Famous Americans
- Bookseller catalogs
- Famous Americans; Famous Authors;
- Size
- Size: Approx. 4 " x 6"
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bee Creek Books
Biblio member since 2010
Princeton, New Jersey
About Bee Creek Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...