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THE TALE OF TWO TAILORS
by Elbert Hubbard
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
-
Chamblee, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
NY: The Roycrofters, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Signed, Limited First Edition. Number 718 of 1500. Rust colored suede spine with light brown paper boards. Exterior boards are lightly to moderately soiled and toned. Mild rubbing to extremities. Paper title on spine is clear, albeit lightly rubbed and toned. Interior text and illustrations are crisp and clean. Front pastedown has a glue (non-sticky) stain from where a bookplate was likely placed, and a few small stains on the adjacent page; otherwise, the endpages are clean. Binding is very tight and square. Pictures available upon request. We have many other Elbert Hubbard/Roycrofters Press books, signed and unsigned. Please inquire for additional information.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Atlanta Vintage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37165
- Title
- THE TALE OF TWO TAILORS
- Author
- Elbert Hubbard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Roycrofters
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- Literature
Terms of Sale
Atlanta Vintage Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Atlanta Vintage Books
Biblio member since 2007
Chamblee, Georgia
About Atlanta Vintage Books
Welcome to Atlanta Vintage Books, serving book lovers locally and worldwide for over 30 years. Our 5,000 square foot book store houses over 70,000 vintage, rare and out of print books. You'll be greeted with a smile when you enter but left alone as you browse. Our staff is friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Special orders are happily accommodated, as hard-to-find and out-of-print editions are a specialty. Our store is light and airy with plate glass windows letting in plenty of natural light and wonderfully decorated with antique display cases, old barrister bookcases, and wood book shelves. The wide aisles and scattered seating make browsing a joy. You'll wonder where the time went.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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