The Forbidden Garden [Limited Edition, Signed by Bell]
by John Taine [pseud. Eric Temple Bell]; A.J. Donnell [illus.]
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1947. Very Good/Very Good. Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1947. First Edition, Limited Issue of 500 numbered copies signed by author Eric Temple Bell with brief inscription to previous owner, this being #221. Octavo. 278 pp. Frontispiece. Illustrated dust jacket. Brown boards stamped in gilt; illustrated endpapers. Unclipped dust jacket shows moderate wear to edges with some shallow chipping and a couple very short tears; general rubbing. Boards with a couple bumps along edges and binding is sound. Fading to endpapers and interior else unmarked. Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28503
- Title
- The Forbidden Garden [Limited Edition, Signed by Bell]
- Author
- John Taine [pseud. Eric Temple Bell]; A.J. Donnell [illus.]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Fantasy Press
- Place of Publication
- Reading, PA
- Date Published
- 1947
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...