Fires of St John
by Suderman, Hermann; Swickard, Charles (Trans)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
Boston, USA: John W Luce & Co, 1904. A Drama in Four Acts. Brown bds with Arts & Crafts style evening landscape with gilt title, cnrs bumped, spine darkened with sl frays to head and foot, lightly soiled, gilt tep, eps with prev owners names inked, prelims browned with small damp stain to bottom cnr of frontis and title page only, pictoral frontis of leading actress Nance O'Neil, pp 139 with odd fox spot. Classical decoration throughout. A Very Good copy in tight condition, odd mark but generally clean and tidy.. First American. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6841
- Title
- Fires of St John
- Author
- Suderman, Hermann; Swickard, Charles (Trans)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First American
- Publisher
- John W Luce & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston, USA
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Theatre & Plays;
Terms of Sale
Ariel Books
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- BDS
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- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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