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CHESTER
by Compton, E. Harrison, Illus. Duckworth, Francis R. G
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Fine in fine very good dust jacket, rare thus
- Seller
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Paris, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1910. First edition. The 7s 6d Series. Fine in fine very good dust jacket, rare thus. First edition. The 7s 6d Series. 8vo. xi (i), , 183p., (ii ads). Illustrated with 20 color plates after paintings by Compton, and with folding map in rear. In the publisher's red cloth, the spine and upper cover with gilt titles, with of a coat of arms in gilt and blue on the upper cover, designs repeated on the dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- First Folio
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23849
- Title
- CHESTER
- Author
- Compton, E. Harrison, Illus. Duckworth, Francis R. G
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in fine very good dust jacket, rare thus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. The 7s 6d Series
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
- Bookseller catalogs
- ILLUSTRATED;
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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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