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Danforth Plays the Game: Stories for Boys Little and Big
by Barbour, Ralph Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good-/No Jacket
- Seller
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Omaha,, Nebraska, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1915. First Edition (stated). . Hardcover. Good-/No Jacket. Coughlin, John A.. Bound in green cloth with titles stamped in gilt. The front cover carries a 3-1/4" x 5" color applique. First edition, with the (1) on the last page of the text. With four illustrations in color by John A. Coughlin, all present. The cloth shows considerable edgewear and rubbing, with a slightly sunned spine and surface dampstaining to the rear cover, which fortunately did not penetrate beyond. Hinges solid; binding square. Former owner's name in perncil to the front free endpaper, faint foxng to the prelims, otherwise unmarked. This copy still has a decent shelf appearance. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- Bookseller
- Friendly Used Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 125541
- Title
- Danforth Plays the Game: Stories for Boys Little and Big
- Author
- Barbour, Ralph Henry
- Illustrator
- Coughlin, John A.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition (stated).
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1915
- Keywords
- SHORT STORIES BOYS FICTION SPORTS
- Bookseller catalogs
- juvenile;
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About the Seller
Friendly Used Books
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Omaha,, Nebraska
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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