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Jan the Romantic
by Anonymous [Albert Bigelow Paine]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Minus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
US: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1929. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Ralph B. Wilkins. First edition of novel by Albert Bigelow Paine, published anonymously (second edition published under his name). VG-/no DJ. Corners and spine bumped, rubbed, small white mark on front cover, prev. owner's bookplate on inside front cover, pencil notation on back fep, very slightly cocked. Pages slightly age-coloured. Albert Bigelow Paine (1861-1937) is best known for his biography of Mark Twain, but also wrote biographies, several travel books, and novels. He lived in France for several years and was awarded the Legion of Honour for his historical novels on Joan of Arc. "Jan the Romantic" is also set in France, but in the early 20th century, ending after WWI. The story of a poor but noble boy who finds romance with the beautiful Zilda - "trailing clouds of glory". 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Reading Rat
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RRAB119
- Title
- Jan the Romantic
- Author
- Anonymous [Albert Bigelow Paine]
- Illustrator
- Ralph B. Wilkins
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Paine Romantic Novel France
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; First Editions;
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About the Seller
Reading Rat
Biblio member since 2008
Winnipeg, Manitoba
About Reading Rat
Home based bookseller of quality used books; wide variety of titles with emphasis on Canadian authors, including but not limited to history, poetry and literature
Glossary
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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