New York: Chelsea House, 1928. HB. Red cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 12mo, 256 pp. Owners bookplate front pastedown, owners name stamped on front and rear endpapers and title page, no marks in text. Hinge cracked at title page. Covers show minor edge wear, corners bumped, front and rear covers creased at middle. A good reading copy.

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Bookseller: Parker's Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: DY5623
Title: Quicksands, A Love Story
Author: Thorne, Victor
Format/Binding: HB
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chelsea House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1928
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;

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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...
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,...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
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....
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...