A Ladder of Swords: A Tale of Love, Laughter and Tears
by Parker, Gilbert
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1904 290 numbered pp +2; HB. SFEP contains owner's name dated the month of publication in ink. Pages: clean, bright, tight, sepia frontis w/tissue guard; sm insect hole front hinge (no critters remain), a.e. lt tanned, t.e. dusty, mildly cocked. Cover: med blue silk, cream ornamentation and cream block w/reverse titles front, gilt titles spine; modest shelfwear, extrems a bit worn. With 9 full page hors texte sepia illustrations, including the frontis. Classic period fiction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Independent Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033893
- Title
- A Ladder of Swords: A Tale of Love, Laughter and Tears
- Author
- Parker, Gilbert
- Illustrator
- The Kinneys
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Period Fiction
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About the Seller
Independent Books
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Long Beach, Washington
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.