Black Opium
by Claude Farrere
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, 1931. Good copy. Issued Privately for Subscribers by Robert C. Faiberg. Translated by Samuel Putnam with preface by Pierre Louys. In green paper covered boards and white cloth spine with gilt letterig. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked edpapers ad text pages. Bumping of ends of spine. Lightly cracked front hinge. Moderate shelf wear. Photos upon request. . Hard Cover. Illus. by Alexander King. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaker House Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004763
- Title
- Black Opium
- Author
- Claude Farrere
- Illustrator
- Alexander King
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1931
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Short Stories, Opium
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Short Stories;
Terms of Sale
Quaker House Books
Items must be returned within ten days of sale for a full refund if not satisfied.
About the Seller
Quaker House Books
Biblio member since 2006
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
About Quaker House Books
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- 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,...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.