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Barty's Star
by Norman Gale
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
London and Newcastle-on-Tyne: The Walter Scott Publishing Co., Ltd, 1903. Hardcover. First Edition, Trade Issue. 12mo. 115pp. Bound in the original publisher ribbed cloth. Signed and inscribed by the author to his famous colleague and with a small line of original verse: 'To James Whitcomb Riley, from Norman Gale, with big and bright regards. April the First, and I hope (for it is raining hard) the Worst. 1903.' Like Riley, Gale was known for his verse which appealed to the child reader and, though very little is known of his biography, served for a time as a school master. Association copy. GOOD. Shows marginal shelf rubbing along the edges, spine faded and rubbed, some scuffing and lift of the cloth, otherwise the binding is strong and tight and the text is clean and unmarked. As pictured.
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Details
- Bookseller
- North Books: Used & Rare
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- L260
- Title
- Barty's Star
- Author
- Norman Gale
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Walter Scott Publishing Co., Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London and Newcastle-on-Tyne
- Date Published
- 1903
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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