The Shield of the Valiant
by Derleth, August
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1945. Later printing of one of this part of the 'Sac Prairie Saga', involving a young couple making music in Chicago. INSCRIBED on the free endsheet but not personalized by Derleth: "One of my better works - [signature]". Later printing in the year of first publication. Hardcover, full black cloth, green titling, gilt decoration. Light wear to book, name crossed out on free endsheet; jacket shows some edgewear, chipping, some loss at head of spine, price-clipped. Text clean; [8], 511 pages.. Inscribed by the Author. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 5¾" by 8".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- n1047
- Title
- The Shield of the Valiant
- Author
- Derleth, August
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- Literature, Fiction, Wisconsin, Chicago
- Size
- 5¾" by 8"
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
All books are subject to prior sale, though we make every effort to keep our inventory current. Books are returnable within ten days with prior notification. We will request extra shipping for large books and sets going to addresses outside the United States.
About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...