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The Gentleman from Indiana
by Tarkington, Booth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. green cloth stamped in red and tan, spine gilt lettered. Teg green. Near fine in very good lined brown cloth chemise, and
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday & McClure Co, 1899. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. green cloth stamped in red and tan, spine gilt lettered. Teg green. Near fine in very good lined brown cloth chemise, and housed in a near fine brown morocco slipcase, spine sunned. 384 pages. 20.5 x 14 cm. Tarkington's first novel and first edition/first state with "eye" and "so pretty" on p.245 and "brain" of Zeus on p.342. Also, in the earliest binding with the ear of corn on the spine pointing up. Ownership signature dated the year of publication. Tarkington, a Midwestern regionalist set much of his fiction in his native Indiana. BROCCOLI & CLARK p.369. Clean, fresh copy, tiny front cover spot.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23572
- Title
- The Gentleman from Indiana
- Author
- Tarkington, Booth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. green cloth stamped in red and tan, spine gilt lettered. Teg green. Near fine in very good lined brown cloth chemise, and
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday & McClure Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Literature
Terms of Sale
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
All books returnable 10 days of invoice date with prior notification
About the Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
Biblio member since 2008
ardsley, New York
About Royoung bookseller, Inc.
Member: Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America & International League of Antiquarian Booksellers
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see 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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