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The Mayor of Casterbridge: A Story of a Man of Character
by Hardy, Thomas
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback Harper & Brothers, 1950. Hardcover Book in Good Condition, without Jacket. Introduction by J. F. A. Pyre. Set in Wessex, England, shortly before 1830. A story of retribution, one of the classic novels of the English language. Binding of red full cloth with printer's device on front, green title panel outlined in gilt with gilt titles within, on backstrap. Quite clean, lightly scuffed corners, and light wear to spine head and heel. Rear cover has a chip to lower edge and a scar on the inside of the cover by the chip. Pages toned, else fine. 386 pages. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. 1950, Harper & Brothers, New York.
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028028
- Title
- The Mayor of Casterbridge: A Story of a Man of Character
- Author
- Hardy, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- LITERATURE, ENGLISH CLASSICS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction. Classics;
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...