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The Chronicles of Clovis
by Saki, (H. H. Munro)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2016. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Dennis Lyal. 300pp. Octavo [22.5cm]. Blue leather bound boards with gilt title and decoration on spine and boards. Immitation raised bands on spine. Edges of text block gilted. Ribbon marker present. Small bump to head of rear board. Saki (H. H. Munro) wrote many whimsical and bizarre satirical short stories first published in newspapers and then collected in book form. This is Saki's third short story collection, originally published in 1911. This collection features Saki's popular stories: "Sredni Vashtar," "Tobermory," "Esmé," and "Mrs. Packletide's Tiger.
Synopsis
There are good things which we want to share with the world and good things which we want to keep to ourselves. The secret of our favourite restaurant, to take a case, is guarded jealously from all but a few intimates; the secret, to take a contrary case, of our infallible remedy for seasickness is thrust upon every traveller we meet, even if he be no more than a casual acquaintance about to cross the Serpentine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55147
- Title
- The Chronicles of Clovis
- Author
- Saki, (H. H. Munro)
- Illustrator
- Dennis Lyal
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, CT
- Date Published
- 2016
- Keywords
- cmbs
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Ken Sanders Rare Books is a full service antiquarian bookshop in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. We carry an ever-changing inventory of art, ephemera, maps, photography, and postcards in addition to a vast selection of used and rare books along with a few new books. We actively purchase and appraise books in all fields.
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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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Text Block
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