LIFE'S HANDICAP: Being Stories of Mine Own People
by Kipling, Rudyard
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Middletown, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., 1891. First edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt on front and spine. A little cocked and cover shows edgewear, still a good to very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quill & Brush (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39904
- Title
- LIFE'S HANDICAP: Being Stories of Mine Own People
- Author
- Kipling, Rudyard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1891
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quill & Brush
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Middletown, Maryland
About Quill & Brush
Quill & Brush was established in 1976 by Allen & Patricia Ahearn, the authors of the well-respected reference for booksellers and collectors, Collected Books: The Guide to Identification and Values.At present the Quill & Brush is run by the Ahearns' eldest daughter, Beth Fisher. Allen is semi-retired but continues to buy, sell, and perform professional appraisals.
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....
- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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...