The House Of Courage
by Rickard, Mrs. Victor [Jessica Louisa Moore]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Ontario, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1919. First American Edition. HB. Green cloth, black lettering on front cover and spine, 12mo, 394 pp. Color Frontispiece by C. Allan Gilbert. World War I fiction by Rickard (1876-1963), a prolific Irish novelist, whose husband was killed at Aubers Ridge while commanding the Royal Munster Fusiliers in 1915. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show slight edge wear, top edge of text block lightly soiled. Book condition VG. Uncommon.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parker's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- JG7476
- Title
- The House Of Courage
- Author
- Rickard, Mrs. Victor [Jessica Louisa Moore]
- Format/Binding
- HB
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1919
- Bookseller catalogs
- World War I;
Terms of Sale
Parker's Rare Books
All books returnable within two weeks of receipt for any reason with full refund. Return postage will be reimbursed if book not as described or damaged in transit. Payment by check or money order in U.S. dollars, or payment via credit card through the Biblio check-out.
About the Seller
Parker's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Ontario, Wisconsin
About Parker's Rare Books
Specializing in antiquarian, collectible, scholarly, and rare books of all genres.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...