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DAGGER AND JEWELS: The Gorgeous Adventures of Benvenuto Cellini. A Romantic Novel
by Orcutt, William Dana [Presentation copy]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1931. Stated first edition. Octavo. 372 pp; illustrated endpapers. Gilt decorated cloth in chipped dustjacket. Near Fine in Good+ dustjacket with a couple large chips missing from top edge of front panel and crown, heel missing small chip, back panel top edge crinkled with closed tears, and chip near spine. Presentation copy to Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Lowell of the Lowell Institute and WGBH radio & television.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carnegie Hill Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012379
- Title
- DAGGER AND JEWELS: The Gorgeous Adventures of Benvenuto Cellini. A Romantic Novel
- Author
- Orcutt, William Dana [Presentation copy]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1931
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fiction Literature Signed First Edition Art Deco
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Carnegie Hill Books
Biblio member since 2004
New York, New York
About Carnegie Hill Books
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Glossary
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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