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The Whole family: A Novel By Twelve Authors
by James, Henry, William Dean Howells, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Edith Wyatt, Alice Brown, Henry VanDyke, et al
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Illus. 12mo. 315pp VG. Decorated blue cloth stamped in gilt. slightly cocked, spine lightly sunned.
- ISBN 10
- 080442053X
- ISBN 13
- 9780804420532
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Bros, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover - as published. Illus. 12mo. 315pp VG. Decorated blue cloth stamped in gilt. slightly cocked, spine lightly sunned. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48416
- Title
- The Whole family: A Novel By Twelve Authors
- Author
- James, Henry, William Dean Howells, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Edith Wyatt, Alice Brown, Henry VanDyke, et al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover - as published
- Book Condition
- Used - Illus. 12mo. 315pp VG. Decorated blue cloth stamped in gilt. slightly cocked, spine lightly sunned.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 080442053X
- ISBN 13
- 9780804420532
- Publisher
- Harper & Bros
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- 9780804420532
Terms of Sale
Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc.
30 days refund is not as described/damaged
About the Seller
Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc.
Biblio member since 2006
New York, New York
About Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc.
Rare & Used books on Broadway in New York City. One dollar books all the way up to signed limited first editions and antiquarian.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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