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New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1939. First edition. Hardcover book bound in the publisher's original full cloth-gilt. 20 cm. 119 pages. The author's final novel published posthumously. Gale was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1921. With an introduction by Charles Hanson Towne. In very good condition. Bookplate (The Parnassus) affixed to the front fixed end page. Previous owner's name penned to the front loose end page. Hinges tight. Offsetting/toning to the end pages. Some pages are stained toward the lower gutter areas. Spine cocked. Sunned spine. Light edge wear/bumping to the cloth covers. Scarce.
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- Bookseller
- JNBookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2951
- Title
- Magna
- Author
- Zona Gale
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton-Century Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- Mysticism Women's Rights Pacifist
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...