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FROM JEST TO EARNEST
by E. P. Roe
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG++/No Jacket
- Seller
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Mansonville, Quebec, Canada
Item Price
$19.95$15.96
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1903. FROM JEST TO EARNEST- E. P. Roe- Illustrated Frontis- Dodd, Mead & Co.-NY- 1903- Hardcover:-16mo- VG++/ no dj- original publishers illustrated brown cloth-with gilt titles on cover & on spine- a little light rubbing on heel and head of spine, but tight textblock and solid binding- 435pp are clean, no tears or writing-no loose pages. Illustrated b&w frontis by E. M'Connell-Contents: Some reviews on: From Jest To Earnest (c1875) -"His plots are never commonplace. The change in Lottie's character is well-delineated, and with a naturalness and artistic skill which we do not often find in the so-called religious novels." -- Harper's Magazine. "It is surprising to find how genuinely interesting his stories always are. There is nothing of the vulgarly sensational about them." Eclectic Magazine- Fiction-classic (1333) . Reprint. Illustrated Cloth. VG++/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated Frontis. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- jakoll
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1333
- Title
- FROM JEST TO EARNEST
- Author
- E. P. Roe
- Illustrator
- Illustrated Frontis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- Fiction-classic
Terms of Sale
jakoll
Payment must be received within 7 working days. Payments by cheque will be held 10 working days to clear. Full refund of purchase price only if item has been misdescribed as pertains to condition. Mailing costs non-refundable. Item must be returned in the same condition as it was originally sent out for refund conditions to apply.
About the Seller
jakoll
Biblio member since 2007
Mansonville, Quebec
About jakoll
We specialize in Modern 1st Edition, Children's books, Vintage classics, vinyl records, original movie posters, sports cards, comics, postage stamps and coins.We only sell online at this time and have been doing so for over 30 years.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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