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The Last Days of Pompeii; With Pictures By F.C. Yohn
by Lytton, Edward Bulwer
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- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine/near fine
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/near fine. Quarto, viii, 425pp. In publishers cloth, title in gilt on spine, inserted picture on front cover. Complete with 9 full page color illustrations, plus illustrated title page. Ownership inscription opposite half title. In scarce publishers dust jacket, $2.50 retail price on front flap, color illustration affixed to front panel, some wear at edges, but overall an exceptional copy. Part of the Scribner's Illustrated Classics for Younger Readers.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1837
- Title
- The Last Days of Pompeii; With Pictures By F.C. Yohn
- Author
- Lytton, Edward Bulwer
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- Scribner's Classics for Young Readers
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Quarto
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- Gilt
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Cloth
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- 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....
- Edges
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- First Edition
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