Click for full-size.
Gladys's Repentance: The Story of Two Girls and a Fortune
by Edith C. Wilson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/No jacket
- Seller
-
Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
Item Price
£15.99£11.99
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Gladys's Repentance: The Story of Two Girls and a Fortune by Edith C. Wilson Hardback, undated but circa 1905 (contains inscription from 1906), appears to be first edition, illustrated, published by S. W. Partridge & Co., London, 329 pages + 32-page catalogue of publications by same publisher.
Measures around 7 3/4" by 5 1/2". Red cloth binding with gilt lettering and detail to front board and spine. A little scuffing and marking, rubbing to outer hinges, small signs of shelf-wear but quite clean, colouring and detail vivid and generally in very good condition for its age. Corners a little bumped. Binding quite firm. Page edges a little browned and marked but reasonably clean. Gift inscription to FFEP but otherwise page surfaces quite clean, the odd mark but no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- GN Books and Prints
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- #BIBLIO-380
- Title
- Gladys's Repentance: The Story of Two Girls and a Fortune
- Author
- Edith C. Wilson
- Format/Binding
- Hardback, cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Likely First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- S. W. Partridge & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- Circa 1905
- Pages
- 329+
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Vintage Children's
Terms of Sale
GN Books and Prints
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
GN Books and Prints
Biblio member since 2022
Inverness, Highland
About GN Books and Prints
Seller based in the Scottish Highlands, dealing in a variety of books, including antiquarian, vintage and modern.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Frequently asked questions
RIP (Please) George Romero: Modern Master of Zombie Horror
George Romero co-wrote and directed Night of the Living Dead in 1968, a film that inspired the modern zombie craze and made an indelible mark on American cinema. Come this way, horror fan...
Positive Representation Matters
Books transmit cultural values and can shape the views of society. Learn more about the history of American literature in Collecting Children’s Literature by Writers and Educators of the Harlem Renaissance.
