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The Locked Book (signed)
by Packard, Frank L
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No DJ
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto / Boston, New York: The Copp, Clark Co., Limited, 1924. Inscribed and dated (Jan 4/34) by author on ffep: "To F. Garfield McConnell, with cordial regards". Doran Company symbol on Copyright page. Dark brown textured boards with wrap-around gilt dragon design, 320 pages. Lightly rubbed and chipped on heel of spine, gilt titles and dragon design faded, tips of corners rubbed and bowed, backstrip pulled away slightly at head of spine, cracked at page 160 but binding firm. Pages darkened, small light smudge on 6 pages, crease on 5 pages, page darkened where clippings had been laid in on page 94-95, 104-105, 316-317 and 320 to rear free endpaper. Chip out of fore edge on page 271, 273. Overall, very good. Two related newspaper clippings laid in.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No DJ. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lindenlea Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003840
- Title
- The Locked Book (signed)
- Author
- Packard, Frank L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Copp, Clark Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- Toronto / Boston, New York
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Frank L Packard
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadian; Young Adult;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lindenlea Books
Biblio member since 2019
Ottawa, Ontario
About Lindenlea Books
We are located in Ottawa (Ontario, Canada), and started selling books online in 2009. We offer a wide range of topics, with a focus on signed modern Canadian first editions. Please feel free to contact us by email if you have a question regarding any of our books.
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- New
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
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