New York: Doubleday & McClure Co, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. No DJ.. First Edition. Hardcover. Author's first book. All points for first issue text block (e.g. "so pretty" on p. 245, line 16) and for first state boards (e.g. ear of corn pointing up). Onion skin paper with bookseller's penciled notes regarding points laid in. Owner inscription dated 1900. (Russo & Sullivan, pp. 3-6.) A very handsome copy of this classic. Very light shelf wear, dated inscription on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Green cloth boards, gilt and red ink lettering, red and cream ink decorative elements, grey/green topstain. 8vo. viii, 384pp.

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Bookseller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 4135
Title: The Gentleman from Indiana
Author: Tarkington, Booth
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine. No DJ.
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Doubleday & McClure Co
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1899
Keywords: Fiction

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Lux Mentis specializes in fine/limited editions and rarities, books that have been treasured and will continue to be treasured. We focus on design bindings, artist books, and esoterica (occult, demonology, fetishism, challenging material in all areas). Lux Mentis offers a range of client services. We will appraise your current collection, or help you to build or extend your personal library. Every bit as importantly, we are experts at helping to find the perfect gift. We are actively seeking to acquire fine books and entire libraries, and will readily place items on consignment when you decide to sell. At Lux Mentis we offer careful research, an unusual inventory, individualized service, and an expert staff. If you don't find exactly what you are looking for on the web site, contact us and we will do our best to assist you with your individual needs.

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Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
First State: used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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...
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....