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Their Island Home, The Later Adventures of the Swiss Family Robinson
by Verne, Jules
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Palm Desert, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: G. Howard Watt, 1924. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. Original purple cloth with affixed front cover illustration, with the rare dust jacket. Very good in a near very good jacket, with a few small closed tears, moderate soiling and very small chips at the head and tail of the spine. First American edition, fine and bright. The dust jacket reproduces the frontispiece that also appears on the book cover. The jacket is in very good condition, with minor wear at the corners, some rubbing, and early ownership initials (discreetly) on the front panel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 220
- Title
- Their Island Home, The Later Adventures of the Swiss Family Robinson
- Author
- Verne, Jules
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- G. Howard Watt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1924
- Keywords
- jpg
Terms of Sale
James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery for any reason.
About the Seller
James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA
Biblio member since 2017
Palm Desert, California
About James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA
Specializing in Modern First Editions, including many signed copies
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
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