Philadelphia: Geo. G. Evans. Fair with no dust jacket; Spine cocked, boards heavily worn, water stains . on margins throughout text, several soiled pages, spine cracked.. 1850. Later Printing. Hardcover. Brown blindstamped cloth binding. Includes the short stories: The Martyr Wife, The Ruined Gamester, A Daughter's Love, The Temperance Tract, What Shall I Do? , Jack Ketch, The Club Room, and The Heiress. The author was a prolific author and editor and known for his writings advocating temperance, including the bestselling novel "Ten Nights in a Barroom". Frontispiece illustration. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

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Bookseller: Old Saratoga Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 23002
Title: The Martyr Wife and Other Tales
Author: Arthur, T. S. ; [Timothy Shay]
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair with no dust jacket; Spine cocked, boards heavily worn, water stains on margins throughout text, several soiled pages, spi
Edition: Later Printing
Publisher: Geo. G. Evans
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Date Published: 1850
Keywords: 19th Century Literature, Short Stories
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction;

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Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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,...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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....
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...