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The Doings Of Raffles Haw
by Doyle, Arthur Conan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
LOndon: Cassell, 1892. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Blue cloth, gilt spine title, top edge gilt. 8pp of publisher's ads present in rear. Light wear to the edges and corners, former owner bookplate, else a very good copy.
Only 2001 copies printed according to the bibliography. Green, A9
.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thorn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41000
- Title
- The Doings Of Raffles Haw
- Author
- Doyle, Arthur Conan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Place of Publication
- LOndon
- Date Published
- 1892
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
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- Cloth
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- Edges
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- First Edition
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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....
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