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Alexander's Bridges
by CATHER, Willa
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Heinemann, 1912. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. VG. COOTES, F Graham. 1st UK and 1st Illustrated Edition, 12.4 x 19.1 cm brown cloth with black titles to the front and gilt titles to the spine and blind stamped border and publisher's device to the rear, [viii] 182pp with four black and white plates including tissue-guarded frontispiece buy F. Graham Cootes. Firm square binding with light rubbing to the spine tips and corners and a small ding to the bottom edge of the rear board. Internally, without name, inscription or bookplate but with toning to the free endpapers, and occasional spotting throughout, most obviously to the edge of the text block and to the first few and last few pages. A very presentable copy. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 201909
- Title
- Alexander's Bridges
- Author
- CATHER, Willa
- Illustrator
- COOTES, F Graham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- 1st UK Edition
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Date Published
- 1912
- Keywords
- Women|Illustrated
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
Glossary
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- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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