The Desert Daisy
by WELLS, H.G
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Galena, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Urbanam IL: Beta Phi Mu, 1957. Hardcover. Introduction by Gordon N. Ray. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt lettering. xix, (96pp). Near fine. Tight, handsome first trade edition of this chapbook, a facsimile of the original, heavily illustrated Wells holograph manuscript, a chivalric military romance penned circa 1878-80 by a juvenile Wells.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44175
- Title
- The Desert Daisy
- Author
- WELLS, H.G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Beta Phi Mu
- Place of Publication
- Urbanam IL
- Date Published
- 1957
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; British Literature;
Terms of Sale
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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About the Seller
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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Galena, Illinois
About Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chapbook
- A very short, cheaply produced volume, of a few leaves. Modern chapbooks...
- 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...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...