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That I may tell you: Journals and letters of the Owen Wister family
by Wister, Fanny Kemble (Ed.)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0910702039
- ISBN 13
- 9780910702034
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Haverford House, 1979. hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Signed by Author. Haverford House; Wayne, 1979. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author directly on front free endpaper. A Very Good, burgundy cloth binding with gilt lettering on front board and spine, binding sturdy and intact, spine lean and slightly cocked, spine fade, some handling/scuffing to boards, few small soiled specks top text block edge and fore-edge, slightly bowed boards, some rubbing along board edges, bit of crimping to spine edges, without Dust wrapper. A nice, overall clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 276pp., indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1040050
- Title
- That I may tell you: Journals and letters of the Owen Wister family
- Author
- Wister, Fanny Kemble (Ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0910702039
- ISBN 13
- 9780910702034
- Publisher
- Haverford House
- Place of Publication
- Wayne, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 9x6x1
- X weight
- 16 oz
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
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