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Kit Bam's Adventures; or, The Yarns of an Old Mariner
by Clarke, Mary Cowden. Illustrated By George Cruikshank
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1856. First American ediiton, 1856. Very worn. Tall tales involving a sea voyages and other adventure and encountering mythical creatures (mermaids, Kraken, giants, etc.). Green blind stamped cloth, faded gilt decorated spine, 360 pages. Covers heavily worn with chipping and other wear to spine ends and corners, front hinge internally cracked but secure, front free endpaper absent, pages age-toned with spotting and occasional finger soil, no names or other markings.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 041685
- Title
- Kit Bam's Adventures; or, The Yarns of an Old Mariner
- Author
- Clarke, Mary Cowden. Illustrated By George Cruikshank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Publisher
- Ticknor and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1856
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- IMAGINARY BEASTS JOURNEY MYTHICAL NAUTICAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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