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THE CHRONICLES OF RODRIGUEZ
by Dunsany, Lord
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good plus/Very Good
- Seller
-
Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London & New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Very good plus/Very Good. S.H. Sime. Copy 224 of five hundred numbered copies signed by Dunsany after his preface, and by Sime below his frontis illustration. Bound in quarter white vellum over tan cloth boards. Leather title label fixed to the spine. Marbled endpapers. Lower corners lightly bumped. A very good plus copy in very good dust jacket with shallow chipping along the head of the spine panel, two spots of staining to the spine panel, and general mild edge wear. A very nice copy
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- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34358
- Title
- THE CHRONICLES OF RODRIGUEZ
- Author
- Dunsany, Lord
- Illustrator
- S.H. Sime
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition First printing
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- London & New York
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- Science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural
Terms of Sale
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books has been a full-time mail order bookstore since 1984. Beginning with a small inventory of 400 books, we now have over 10,000 books. Though we do not have an open store, every year we exhibit at between 12 to 14 book fairs and events in the Western United States. All our books are listed on line and visitors are welcome by appointment.
Glossary
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- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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