Metropolis
by Harbou, Thea von
- Used
- good
- first
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: The Readers Library Publishing Company, 1927. First Edition. Good/Very Good. First edition in English. Bound in publisher's red cloth stamped in gilt. Good, with darkening and wear to covers. Binding is a little wonky with glue repairs evident and original glue a little brittle and dried out. Pages toned, previous owner name to title page. Narrow strip at top edge of front free endpaper was roughly cut and is instead attached to the front pastedown. In a Very Good soiled and edge-worn dust jacket, with no mention of this title on the rear flap as called for.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140940887
- Title
- Metropolis
- Author
- Harbou, Thea von
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Readers Library Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...