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Queen Lucia
by Benson, E. F
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Helena, Montana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
George H. Doran Company, 1920. First edition. Hardcover. Good. First American printing, good + cloth hardcover (no dust jacket) shows soil and shelf wear to covers with soil in particular along hinge of rear cover, rubbing to edges with spots of rub through at top edge of front cover, creasing to spine, rub spots with touch of fray at spine ends, small closed tear at spine head, bit of light staining at spine, touch of soil at page edges, name at half title, small puncture tear at rear hinge, along with some other mild wear. 331 pages. Still a solid first American edition of the hard to find first installment in the legendary series from Benson.
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- Bookseller
- Barker Books & Vintage
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30220
- Title
- Queen Lucia
- Author
- Benson, E. F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- George H. Doran Company
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- Antiques; Collectibles; Rare Books ; Spokane, WA; Used Books; ; ;
Terms of Sale
Barker Books & Vintage
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Barker Books & Vintage
Biblio member since 2021
Helena, Montana
About Barker Books & Vintage
Welcome to Barker Books & Vintage. We are a brick and mortar retailer of carefully selected books and other paper related product, located in Helena, Montana. We use our office mainly to buy books but are willing to allow perusal of inventory upon request. Our special emphasis on quality books includes a broad range of titles with particular interest given to those being uncommon or collectible. We have been in business close to twenty five years including our new home in Montana. Please call with any questions.
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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