The Real Thing and Other Tales
by James, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair (Book Condition)
- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
MacMillan and Co., 1893. Book. Fair (Book Condition). Hardcover. First Edition. 275 pp. and 47 pp. catalogue. Bound in blue cloth with gilt blind stamping to front cover. Backstrip separating rear hinge. Bowing to book itself and wear to crown and foot of spine. Small brown stain to first few pages, otherwise text clean. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.].
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Details
- Bookseller
- Montreal Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 502929
- Title
- The Real Thing and Other Tales
- Author
- James, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair (Book Condition)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- MacMillan and Co.
- Date Published
- 1893
Terms of Sale
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...