THE GATES AJAR: Number Thirteen and Other Tales
by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Goubaud & Son. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. A hard-to-find collection of short stories by Author. No date of publication stated but catalogue of books by publisher at end of this book is dated 1877. Collection includes "The Gates Ajar", "Number Thirteen", "No News", "Magdalene", "Little Tommy Tucker", "Print", "The Day of My Death" and "Voices of the Night". Tight binding. No written inscriptions. Decorative, maroon cloth-covered boards with paste down floral illustration and gilt decoration. Some wear on boards; mainly at head/tail of spine and corners. Foxing on endpapers. Twenty pages od ads for other books by publisher at rear of book. Size: 12mo (7" to 7.5"). 200 PP.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliodditiques (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4283
- Title
- THE GATES AJAR
- Author
- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Publisher
- Goubaud & Son
- Place of Publication
- London
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About the Seller
Bibliodditiques
Biblio member since 2010
Waterloo, Ontario
About Bibliodditiques
Thank you for visiting the home page of BIBLIODDITIQUES - specializing in children's literature, non-fiction, and rare and antiquarian books. This year marks my 12th anniversary in the book trade. I am a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (2009) and a member of the IOBA (International Online Booksellers Association). I take pride in offering books that are of the same quality that I like to see in my own private collection. Books I sell must meet my own high standards of condition, which generally requires that the binding be tight, dust jackets be intact, and that there be no major defects. I do not offer books that are ex-library copies, unless they are hard to find in any condition. Customer satisfaction is very important to me. I am happy to answer any questions you may have and to send you photos of my listings upon request. Your patronage is greatly appreciated.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...