Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things
by van Dyke, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1905. Thirteenth Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Beautiful original publisher's binding with Publisher's full blue cloth, extensive and intricate embossed gilt floral decoration and titles on cover and spine, fore-edge deckle, t.e.g. Illustrated with eight full-page, full-color plates (including tissue-protected frontispiece) by F. Walter Taylor. First published in October 1899, this is a New Edition from New Plates, published in October 1905. Twelve short stories by Henry van Dyke. In protective cover. . Front hinge starting, else tight and square; all text and illustrations clean and bright. VERY GOOD. . Color Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 285 pp .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1495
- Title
- Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things
- Author
- van Dyke, Henry
- Illustrator
- F. Walter Taylor
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Thirteenth Edition. 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- Literature;, Short Stories, Illustrated Books
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
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- Gilt
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- Tight
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- Cloth
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
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- Jacket
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