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The Loom of Life
by Goss, Charles Frederic
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis. Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1902. 1st Edition. Hardcover. This beautiful book has just a touch of soil to red cloth covers, page ends darkened. Covers and spine have black and bright gilt decoration and titles. Pages are tight and clean, binding is tight. A lovely gift inscription is on the first free endpage, dated 12/25 - 1902. A literate and literary romance, set in the "wilderness" near Cincinnati. . This is the first edition (The A. L. Burt edition is a reprint. ) . . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 315 pages. T5 .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sweet Beagle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30555
- Title
- The Loom of Life
- Author
- Goss, Charles Frederic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Bowen-Merrill
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis. Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- Cincinnati, Romance
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, General; History, US / Midwest;
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About the Seller
Sweet Beagle Books
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Bloomington, Indiana
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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...
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- First Edition
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