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The Prince of India; Or Why Constantinople Fell
by Wallace, Lew
- Used
- good
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Harper & Bros, 1893. First Edition. Leather Binding. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Good+ (rubbing, chipping to spine tips, margins of Vol. 1 pages 273-278 have wear and shallow closed tears along the foredge). 8vo. 2 volumes, as issued. BAL 20819; Wright III, #5722, second printing with dedication following title page in vol. I. Bound in contemporary 3/4 dark brown polished calf over marbled boards, covers ruled in gilt. t.e.g., with marbled endpapers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- L013415
- Title
- The Prince of India; Or Why Constantinople Fell
- Author
- Wallace, Lew
- Format/Binding
- Leather Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Bros
- Date Published
- 1893
- Keywords
- Fiction LEATHER BINDINGS AMERICAN FICTION Setzlztv, , , , , , , ,
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Arundel Books of Seattle
7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). We pack carefully.
About the Seller
Arundel Books of Seattle
Biblio member since 2005
Seattle, Washington
About Arundel Books of Seattle
Arundel Books stunning new store is located in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square, and has an eclectic stock that will satisfy both the avid reader and discriminating collector.
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- Marbled boards
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- Jacket
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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