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A Bundle Of Yarns ( inscribed by the author)
by Fred W. Shibley
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Providence: H. Gregory, 1899. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. hardcover in forest green linen cloth lined and lettered in gilt. Title page printed in red and black. Boldly inscribed on the second front blank, "To my friend/ Wm James Evana/ With kind regards/ Fred W. Shibley/ NY City/ Jan. 9-1910". 249 pp. A tight copy, all gilt brigjht, light spotting to the lower corner of the front board and more so to the rear board. Some offsetting to the endpapers. Collection of folk-tale anecdotes written in vernacular, dealing with Rhode Island.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E26008
- Title
- A Bundle Of Yarns ( inscribed by the author)
- Author
- Fred W. Shibley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- H. Gregory
- Place of Publication
- Providence
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- rhode island, folk tales, humor
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
TRACKING AND INSURANCE AT OPTION OF BUYER. ON UNINSURED ITEMS, OUR RESPONSIBILITY ENDS WITH PROOF OF SHIPPING---NO EXCEPTIONS! Books are returnable if misdescribed; we must be notified within 48 hours of receipt if making a return. We conform to accepted ABAA grading. "First edition" means "first printing" unless noted; if it doesn't say it has a jacket then it doesn't; faults such as ownership signatures, price clipping, etc. will be noted in the listing. Member ABAA, ILAB, ABNJ.
About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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- First Edition
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- 12mo
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- Inscribed
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- 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...
- 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...
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