JESS
by Haggard, H. Rider
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Talent, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1898. Hardcover. Early reprint of the first illustrated edition. Bleiler; Checklist of Fantasic Literature pg 137. Twelve illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen. Bound in original dark blue cloth over beveled boards with lettering stamped in gilt. Four pages of ads in the rear. Moderate spine lean. Front hinge professionally repaired. A very good, handsome copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47243
- Title
- JESS
- Author
- Haggard, H. Rider
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder, & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- adventure, science fiction, fantasy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Various;
Terms of Sale
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books has been a full-time mail order bookstore since 1984. Beginning with a small inventory of 400 books, we now have over 10,000 books. Though we do not have an open store, every year we exhibit at between 12 to 14 book fairs and events in the Western United States. All our books are listed on line and visitors are welcome by appointment.
Glossary
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...