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A Double Barrelled Detective Story
by Twain, Mark
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Seller
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Southampton, New York, United States
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About This Item
Harper & Brothers. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. Stated First Edition, First Printing (Published April 1902 with no other printings mentioned). Published by Harper & Brothers, 1902. Octavo. Publisher's original red cloth boards stamped in gold with gilt topstain and illustrated endpapers. Book is very good with spine straight an corners sharp. Binding tight and pages crisp. Small owner name/date on pastedown. Ring stain to front board. Illustrated frontispiece with tissue guard with illustrated plates by Lucius Hitchcock throughout. Embossed Mark Twain quote and signature to front panel. A very good copy of this classic later Twain title. Book has been placed in a custom acetate protector. 179 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Southampton Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88968
- Title
- A Double Barrelled Detective Story
- Author
- Twain, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Keywords
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Terms of Sale
Southampton Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Southampton Books
Biblio member since 2022
Southampton, New York
About Southampton Books
Southampton Books & Sag Harbor Books - Independent bookstores located in the villages of Southampton & Sag Harbor, New York. Selling new and collectible books in all categories. We Buy Books! Do you have books to sell? Call or email or visit our website. Collections - Libraries - Individual Titles.
Glossary
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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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