THE CHILDREN OF THE SEA; A tale of the forecastle
by CONRAD, Joseph
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- Condition
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- Seller
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Lanesborough, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
NY: Dodd, Mead, 1897. Reprint. 12mo, pp. 217. Frontis illustration. Owner's name on title. Navy blue cloth stamped in light blue and white. Cover somewhat worn at edges and ends of spine, front hinge tender, o/w VG. This was later issued as "The Nigger of Narcissus
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- Bookseller
- Second Life Books Inc (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50720
- Title
- THE CHILDREN OF THE SEA; A tale of the forecastle
- Author
- CONRAD, Joseph
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1897
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Life Books Inc
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Lanesborough, Massachusetts
About Second Life Books Inc
Established on 1972, we sell used and rare books. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Assoc. of America, the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Booksellers .
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...