Rubaiyat of Doc Sifers
by James Whitcomb Riley
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 2811092811
- ISBN 13
- 9782811092818
- Seller
-
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Century Co., 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, green cloth, gilt tiles and ruling, cover illustration in black, blue and white. Very Good: binding tight and square, very light rubbing at the corners and spine ends, two spots of chipping on the cover illustration.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dunaway Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 231186
- Title
- Rubaiyat of Doc Sifers
- Author
- James Whitcomb Riley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 2811092811
- ISBN 13
- 9782811092818
- Publisher
- Century Co.
- Date Published
- 1897
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...