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The Little Lady Of The Big House
by London, Jack
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1916. First Edition. Very good+ in blue cloth covered boards with gilt text and white, orange and black designs on the spine and on the front board. A small octavo of 7 1/2 by 5 inches with rubbing and light wear to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and to the tips of the boards. There is a dated 1916 Christmas gift inscription on the first free end page. The front hinge is cracked but holding well. Without its issued dust jacket. 392 pages of text followed by four pages of ads by the publisher. Illustrated with a color frontispiece (BAL, 19966; Woodbridge/London/Tweney, 138)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB32262
- Title
- The Little Lady Of The Big House
- Author
- London, Jack
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1916
Terms of Sale
Town's End Books
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
Biblio member since 2009
Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
We purchase and sell only collectible first editions in a number of fields all focused on Americana. We are primarily mail order sellers; however, we are open by appointment and welcome visits from customers.
Glossary
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- 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,...
- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
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