London: Grant Richards, 1899. First edition. vii, 109 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Backed in Japon vellum, blue paper boards. Spine soiled and rubbed, but gold stamped title and publisher still readable, leaves untrimmed, text block is soild and fine. Inscription to front endpaper, "E. M. B. from D. R. G. / August 28, 1905. First edition. vii, 109 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.

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Bookseller: James Cummins Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 264849
Title: The City of the Soul
Author: [Douglas, Alfred, Lord]
Format/Binding: Vii, 109 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
Book Condition: Used - Backed in Japon vellum, blue paper boards. Spine soiled and rubbed, but gold stamped title and publisher still readable, leaves
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Grant Richards
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1899
Keywords: British
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;

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Founded in 1978 by James Cummins, the firm has grown to include two New Jersey locations as well as the main store at 699 Madison Avenue (between 62nd and 63rd Streets) in New York City.Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (During July & August, until 4:00 p.m. on Fridays.)The Madison Avenue store is a seventh-floor oasis for book-lovers, a quiet and pleasantly furnished book room with a carefully chosen, expertly catalogued and broad-based selection of fine and rare books, autographs, manuscripts, and works of art. We have built notable private collections for American and international clients. Our stock is always changing, and our steady input from private buying and public auctions assures our clients of new surprises (and temptations!) at each visit. Our stock covers a wide range of collecting interests, with particular emphasis in the following fields: British and American Literature, Sporting Books, Private Press and Illustrated Books, 19th-Century Color Plate Books, Americana, Travel, Sets and Fine Bindings, History, and Authors' Manuscripts and Letters. Our catalogued inventory exceeds 50,000 titles, much of which can be searched on the internet. In addition, our New Jersey warehouse contains over 400,000 books in all subject areas. We might have the books you're looking for.

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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....
Vellum: Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
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....
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...