This Book- Collecting Game
by A. Edward Newton
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
£80.30£60.22
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1928. Book. Fine. Quarter Cloth and Hard Cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Impression of the Trade Edition. Published October 1928, so stated. Quarter blue spine wrap with light blue hard cover and paper paste on title to the spine with three raised bands . Top page edges gilt. This copy is FINE in a FINE, unclipped ($5.00 net), Brodart protected DJ . Color frontispiece with 123 illustrations in aquatone. Exterior is rich. Edges, tips , and spine ends are sharp with a hint of rubbing at spine ends. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tight with minimal toning. DJ is bright and clean with just a hint of darkening to the spine. Exceptional..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002175
- Title
- This Book- Collecting Game
- Author
- A. Edward Newton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1928
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Terms of Sale
Bailey Bonzo Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
Biblio member since 2020
Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- 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...