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Chronicles of Avonlea
by Montgomery, L. M
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Boston: L.C. Page & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1912. 1st Edition. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full green cloth, gilt lettering, color plate on cover, top edge brown, fore-edge deckle. Color frontispiece and cover illustration by George Gibbs. This is the second printing (July, 1912) after the first edition one month earlier (June, 1912). . Spine mildly sunned with one small stain, corners lightly bumped, covers slightly soiled and color plate on cover mildly rubbed, else fine; unmarked, tight, square, and clean. A very nice copy. VERY GOOD.. Color Portraits. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (x), 306 pp .
Synopsis
Chronicles of Avonlea is a collection of short stories by L. M. Montgomery, related to the Anne of Green Gables series. It features a number of stories relating to the fictional Canadian village of Avonlea, and was first published in 1912. The book is dedicated: "To the memory of MRS WILLIAM A. HOUSTON, a dear friend who has gone beyond."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7752
- Title
- Chronicles of Avonlea
- Author
- Montgomery, L. M
- Illustrator
- George Gibbs
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition. Second Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- L.C. Page & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1912
- Keywords
- Young Adults, Children's Books, Avonlea, Green Gables, Illustrated Books, First Edition, L. M. Montgomery, Women
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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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...
- Plate
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
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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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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