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The Marryers: A History Gathered From a Brief of the Honorable Socrates Potter by Irving Bacheller; Illustrated
by Bacheller, Irving
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1914. Hardcover. Very Good -. v, [1], 216, [1] p.: tissue-guarded frontispiece: facsimile; 18 cm. Red cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; blind-stamped decoration on front cover. First edition with appropriate publisher's code on verso of title page. Front free endpaper bears bookplate of George A. & Jennie B. Davies. Former owner's name written on front free endpaper: Jennie B. Davies. Includes a facsimile of a brief by Socrates Potter In Re: America vs. Sundry Feudal Tendencies. A scarce book by the popular early 20th-century humorist. In Very Good- Condition: spine is lightly sunned; cover is clean and otherwise bright; hinges are starting; pages are clean and tight.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005749
- Title
- The Marryers: A History Gathered From a Brief of the Honorable Socrates Potter by Irving Bacheller; Illustrated
- Author
- Bacheller, Irving
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York & London
- Date Published
- 1914
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humor; Fiction;
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About the Seller
Classic Books and Ephemera
Biblio member since 2006
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
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- First Edition
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Facsimile
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- Title Page
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- 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...
- 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....
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