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Margaret Ogilvy. By Her Son
by Barrie, J. M. (From the Library of Estelle Doheny)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Surprise, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1896. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Octavo. 204 pages, 4 pages of ads at rear. From the library of avid book collector and philanthropist Estelle Doheny (1875 - 1958) with her bookplate. Bound in original blue cloth with beveled edges, gilt lettering spine; frontispiece of the author's mother, about whom the book was written. Minimal wear covers, offsetting from bookplate ffep. A tight near fine copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 08164
- Title
- Margaret Ogilvy. By Her Son
- Author
- Barrie, J. M. (From the Library of Estelle Doheny)
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
Biblio member since 2006
Surprise, Arizona
About Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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