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Derby Day and other Adventures
by A. Edward Newton
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Slip Case
- Seller
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Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1934. Hardcover. Fine/Slip Case . 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This limited edition consists of 1129 numbered copies, printed on all rag, deckle-edged paper, bound in boards with buckram back. These are the only copies which have been or will be inscribed by the author. Within the back cover is included a facsimile of the unpublished novelette, "A leaf from an Unopened Volume," by Charlotte Bronte. A wonderful book with 1/4 binding in light beige cloth over green boards with a beautiful blind stamp in center of cover. Very minor rub to spine corner of front cover. Slipcase in VG + condition, with slight wear at bottom of case and corners, otherwise sound.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Oshtemo Book Sellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000401
- Title
- Derby Day and other Adventures
- Author
- A. Edward Newton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Slip Case
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1934
- Pages
- 389
- Keywords
- Beautiful limited collectible
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Oshtemo Book Sellers
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Kalamazoo, Michigan
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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....
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
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