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The House on the Mound

The House on the Mound

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The House on the Mound

by Derleth, August

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  • Hardcover
  • first
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About This Item

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1958. Novel of Hercules and Jane Dousman, the pre-eminent power couple of mid-nineteenth century Wisconsin; sequel to Bright Journey. Stated first edition (first printing). Hardcover, full black cloth, the usual green titling & gilt stripes. Light war to book, very minor water stains with tine patches of jacket adhered; jacket shows light waterstains, creasing, edgewear. Text clean; [8], 335 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Octavo.

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Bookseller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
p1130
Title
The House on the Mound
Author
Derleth, August
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Duell, Sloan and Pearce
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1958
Keywords
Wisconsin, Biography, Romance, Historical Fiction, Villa Louis
Size
Octavo

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Bookworks MWABA, IOBA

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About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA

Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.

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Octavo
Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
First Edition
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