The Purple Sapphire
by Taine, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Manasquan, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: A.L. Burt Company. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 325pp. Sharp Reprint Edition of the author's first book; originally published by Dutton in 1924. No date listed other than original copyright but likely circa late 1920's. Bound in blue cloth with tiles in gilt on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout save a previous owner's signature and date, (2/1/35), in ink on the front paste-down. Trivial wear to spine ends and top tips. Gilt a bit dulled. Some white fading spots on fore-edge. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust jacket has some tiny nicks at the crown and a couple of short closed tears. Still quite bright and fresh and very well-preserved. A beautiful collectible copy of a surprisingly uncommon edition and very scarce to find it in such a nice dust-jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brenner's Collectable Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013092
- Title
- The Purple Sapphire
- Author
- Taine, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- A.L. Burt Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror;
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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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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.
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...