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Border Novels and Romances of the South IV: Charlemont or, The Pride of the Village-A Tale of Kentucky
by Simms, W. Gilmore
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Alliance, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
NY: W.J. Middleton. VG. 1856. Reprint. Hardcover. Early edition bound in brown pebbled cloth with gold spine lettering a nd design. Engraved frontis and title page. A very good copy. Spine le an. The spine is faded. Rubs to the spine tips and corners. Small tear to the head of the spine. Tanning to the pages. .
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- Bookseller
- Dearly Departed Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63024
- Title
- Border Novels and Romances of the South IV: Charlemont or, The Pride of the Village-A Tale of Kentucky
- Author
- Simms, W. Gilmore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- W.J. Middleton
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1856
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction Hardcover;
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About Dearly Departed Books
Selling books since 1978. We specialize in SF, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Western & Pulp Fiction. With an inventory of more than 35,000 Hardcover 1st editions, Vintage Paperbacks , Pulp Magazines & general antiquarian books. Store front open by chance or appointment.
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- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
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