The Cask
by Freeman Wills Crofts
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Thomas Seltzer, 1924. First edition. Good copy. No jacket. In brown cloth covers with lettering in red on front cover and same on spine. Square and intact binding. Slight separation of hinge on title page. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages., except for previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Bumping and rubbing of ends of spine and corners. Glue residue in front page title. White stains on rear cover. Moderate shelf wear. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaker House Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004637
- Title
- The Cask
- Author
- Freeman Wills Crofts
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Thomas Seltzer
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Mystery;
Terms of Sale
Quaker House Books
Items must be returned within ten days of sale for a full refund if not satisfied.
About the Seller
Quaker House Books
Biblio member since 2006
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
About Quaker House Books
My book holdings are eclectic in nature.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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