London: Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1869. Book. Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Gilt (with black bird) lettering and design to front and spine on green cloth hardcovers. Some rubbing to extremites -- a little more to head of spine. Brown endpapers, with hinges cracked but holding. Owner's name and (contemporary) date to front endpaper. Some scattered foxing to text-block, with edges darkened. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book. A neat copy, and quite bright. vi,297+16[publisher's catalogue]p..

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Bookseller: CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 29746h
Title: The Blackbird of Baden and Other Stories
Author: Black, Robert
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Sampson Low, Son, and Marston
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1869
Keywords: literature fiction modern first editions antiquarian 19th century
Bookseller catalogs: Antiquarian Books; Modern First Editions;
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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Cardinal Books is located in London (Birr), Ontario, Canada (not far from Detroit & Port Huron, MI)). We maintain a USA address for ease of contact with American and international customers. We offer a medium select stock (approximately 20,000 volumes) of used, rare and out-of-print books including 19th and 20th century first editions and collectible literature, as well as illustrated and juvenile books, art, architecture, theology, church history, philosophy and history. We have a major specialization in philosophy and theology. While we normally conduct a great deal of business by the Internet, you are heartily welcome to visit our bookshop in the Old Birr Village Schoolhouse, a 19th century old Ontario one-room school. Please take some time to browse our listings under \\\"Cardinal Books\\\" on www.biblio.com. We are always buying collections large or small within the special areas noted above. Please feel free to contact us if you are selling, no matter where you are located, as we are willing to travel and make shipping arrangements.

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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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
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...
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....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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...
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,...