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Jack Horner: A Novel
by Tiernan, Mary S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
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League City, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1890. 1st ed. . Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 347 pages. Historical novel set in the Civil War era, providing insights into civilian life in wartime Richmond, Virginia. Green cloth with gilt titles and decoration. Thirty-six page listing of books offered by the publisher. 1st edition, with same date title & copyright page. Originals are quite uncommon. Good+/No Jacket. Endpaper and title page loosened, all else firm. No name or marks. Corners bent, spine ends softened. Item #: B8730. ** SAVE MORE ** Additional books in the same order ship for FREE via Standand Shipping.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Schroeder's Book Haven
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B8730
- Title
- Jack Horner: A Novel
- Author
- Tiernan, Mary S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1890
- Pages
- 347
- Keywords
- Literature Civil War Virginia Richmond
- Bookseller catalogs
- CIVIL WAR;
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About the Seller
Schroeder's Book Haven
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League City, Texas
About Schroeder's Book Haven
We are an Open Shop located in the Historic District of League City, Texas, midway between Houston and Galveston. We have served Colleges and Libraries since 1967 and opened to the Public in 1992 in a renovated c.1911 house built by Judge J.S. Scott and his wife, Pearl. Our Store specialty is Texana, both new and out-of-print. We also have a good selection of General Stock, with emphasis in Western Americana, Art, Architecture and History. We provide complete ordering services for in-print titles and diligently search for the hard-to-find or out-of-print title you desire. Feel free to visit our shop Tues-Fri 10-6; Thurs Noon-8, Sat 10-4 Central Time. Closed Sunday & Monday.
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- Jacket
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- 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...
- Cloth
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- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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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