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A Dead Man's Diary
by KERNAHAN, Coulson
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1899. Good. [1899/1901?] The undated third edition? Suggested by Bettany's preface and subtitle: 'With a Preface by the Late G. T. Bettany, M.A.' Adverts, however, suggest a date of 1901 - a case of the third edition text block with a later binding and adverts? 8vo, pp. 218, (4) adverts + b/w frontis. Buff cloth with red lettering and blue decoration to spine and upper board. A tatty copy externally: rubbed, faded and soiled with bumps to upper board. Browned edges. Endpapers tanned, occasional grubby finger marks. Else, a clean copy with attractive decorative head- and tail-pieces. An uncommon title by the copy editor of Wilde's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (1891).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quair Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 740
- Title
- A Dead Man's Diary
- Author
- KERNAHAN, Coulson
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock & Co. Limited
- Date Published
- 1899
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About the Seller
Quair Books
Biblio member since 2019
Leeds, West Yorkshire
About Quair Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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