The House on the Mound
by Derleth, August
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (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
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
All books are subject to prior sale, though we make every effort to keep our inventory current. Books are returnable within ten days with prior notification. We will request extra shipping for large books and sets going to addresses outside the United States.
About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
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.
Glossary
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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
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...