Gallegher and Other Stories
by Davis, Richard Harding
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Olive green cloth gilt. Binding rolled, spine faded, pencilled signature, else a very good copy of Davis' second book. In a hand
- Seller
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1891. First edition, second printing, with 12 pp. ads. 1 vols. 8vo. Olive green cloth gilt. Binding rolled, spine faded, pencilled signature, else a very good copy of Davis' second book. In a handsome green straight-grained morocco slipcase with green cloth chemise. First edition, second printing, with 12 pp. ads. 1 vols. 8vo. BAL 4510
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Mill Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59634
- Title
- Gallegher and Other Stories
- Author
- Davis, Richard Harding
- Format/Binding
- 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Olive green cloth gilt. Binding rolled, spine faded, pencilled signature, else a very good copy of Davis' second book. In a hand
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, second printing, with 12 pp. ads
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- American | Richard Harding Davis
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- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- Cloth
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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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