Poor Miss Finch
by Collins, Wilkie
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Manasquan, New Jersey, United States
Item Price
$325.00$260.00
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1872. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Tall 8vo., (9),10-196pp., (4 pp. ads) Beautiful First American Edition published just after the British Edition in the same year. Publisher's original dark green pebbled cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Preliminary ad page present as called for. Tissue-guarded frontis of the author, followed by tissue-guarded illustration from the story. Other in-text illustrations by Edward Hughes. Double-column text. Square, tight and clean throughout with supple pages and no foxing. Unfaded spine and spine titles. Quite mild shelf-wear. Wear to spine ends and tips with slight loss of cloth. A few minor spots of discoloration. Still a bright fresh example and uncommon in such high-grade condition. A gorgeous collectable copy. (Hubin p. 88).
Synopsis
You are here invited to read the story of an Event which occurred in an out-of-the-way corner of England, some years since.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brenner's Collectable Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007543
- Title
- Poor Miss Finch
- Author
- Collins, Wilkie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1872
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery/Suspense/Crime Drama;
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About the Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books
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Manasquan, New Jersey
About Brenner's Collectable Books
35 Plus years buying and selling collectable books. Member ABAA, ILAB, IOBA.
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Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.
An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always!.
Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Tight
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- Pebbled
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- 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...
- Cloth
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