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Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving with Drawings by Arthur Rackham
by Washington Irving; Arthur Rackham
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Fayetteville, New York, United States
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About This Item
William Heinemann; Doubleday, Page & Co, 1905. First Edition. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. No dust jacket. The green cloth boards are worn at the corners, edges and surface, gold decoration of Rip is partly worn off, some black spots near top edge, spine is sunned, tearing on right edge and head/tail. Pen writing on front endpaper has been roughly erased, hinge weak at title page. Fifty tipped-in plates. 1905 first edition. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ivy Ridge Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11982
- Title
- Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving with Drawings by Arthur Rackham
- Author
- Washington Irving; Arthur Rackham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann; Doubleday, Page & Co
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 3.75 lbs
- Keywords
- illustrated
Terms of Sale
Ivy Ridge Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Ivy Ridge Books
Biblio member since 2020
Fayetteville, New York
About Ivy Ridge Books
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Independent Bookseller
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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...
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