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ABAFT THE FUNNEL
by KIPLING, Rudyard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Hinge cracked at the rear but very tight; covers bright and fresh. The dustwrapper is complete with only minor chipping at the s
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: B. W. Dodge & Co., 1909. First Edition. hardcover. Hinge cracked at the rear but very tight; covers bright and fresh. The dustwrapper is complete with only minor chipping at the spine tips and corners. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. Livingston 328. Pirated Edition, preceding the first edition of this collection of stories. This is one of the last copies to be bound with the front cover lettered in red rather than gold.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010439
- Title
- ABAFT THE FUNNEL
- Author
- KIPLING, Rudyard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Hinge cracked at the rear but very tight; covers bright and fresh. The dustwrapper is complete with only minor chipping at the s
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- B. W. Dodge & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- 19th Century British Literature, Early Dustwrappers, 19th Century Literature, Rudyard Kipling, Short Stories
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century Literature; Short Stories; 19th Century British Literature;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
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