London / New York: John Lane / The Bodley Head, 1897. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Grey cloth with black decoration to the front board and the spine. Brown topstain. Boards are soiled with some staining; cloth is worn at the outer corners of the boards and at the head and heel of the spine. Outer page edges browned with some mild dustsoil. Hinges cracked, but the binding is sound. Previous owner's inscriptions to the front and rear pastedowns. Despite all this, the text is clear and bright throughout - a good reading copy.

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Bookseller: Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 23301
Title: Patience Sparhawk and Her Times
Author: ATHERTON, GERTRUDE
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: John Lane / The Bodley Head
Place of Publication: London / New York
Date Published: 1897

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About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA

Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)

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Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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,...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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: 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...
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...
Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
Reading Copy: Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...