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The Big House
by Wasson, Mildred
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Cloth; Houghton Mifflin Co; 1926; First Edition
- Seller
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Bangor, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston. Good with no dust jacket; Cloth; Houghton Mifflin Co; 1926; First Edition. Green cloth with orange titles to spine and front board. Good, rubbing to spine and edges, hinges cracked. Previous owner bookplate. Signed by the author on title page, First edition. 298 pages; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Signed by Author .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bluestocking Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7518
- Title
- The Big House
- Author
- Wasson, Mildred
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Cloth; Houghton Mifflin Co; 1926; First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Boston
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bluestocking Books
Biblio member since 2007
Bangor, Pennsylvania
About Bluestocking Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
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