London: Cassell. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1922. First Edition. Green Cloth. Clean and tight in original green cloth binding with small bump at lower corner of front board. Dust wrapper has minor chipping at head & tail of spine and a 2" split along fold, small piece of clear archival tape reinforcing fold. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

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Bookseller: Antiquarian Book Shop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 39044
Title: THE SECRET PLACES OF THE HEART (First Edition in scarce dustjacket)
Author: Wells, H. G
Format/Binding: Green Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cassell
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1922
Keywords: Modern Firsts
Bookseller catalogs: Modern First Editions;

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Antiquarian Book Shop

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About Antiquarian Book Shop

At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books in Georgetown for more than 30 years. Over those many years we have taken great pleasure from satisfying our customers' eclectic literary requirements in the shop and hope to continue in that tradition now that we have moved our operation on-line.Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 4,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. Our stock comprises antiquarian books, collectible books and scholarly books, as well as a selection of antique prints and ephemera.The books listed here represent only a small portion of our total inventory. We are in the process of cataloguing the extensive holdings in our warehouse (15,000+ books) and hope to flesh out these pages over the months to come. Our new format allows us to expand & update our listings frequently. We have included images of many items listed to better convey their quality and condition.

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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....
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...