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The Mistress of Quest
by Sergeant, Adeline
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good -
- Seller
-
Bayfield, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Good -. Rare First Edition. D Appleton And Company, 1895. Hardcover. 5” x 7 ½”. Ex-Library copy with usual markings. Blue cloth boards with gilt text and silver decoration. Boards rubbed and color faded. Cover is completely separated from textblock. Edgewear and rubbing to corners. Spine is heavily faded. Head and tail of spine are rubbed. Spine lean. Edges of textblock are soiled and darkening. FFEP detached from textblock. Soiling from possible dampstain to tops and bottoms of pages. Pages are unmarked. Open tear of RFEP and rear flyleaf. Binding is coming slightly loose. This is a difficult to find first edition of Adeline Sergeant’s 1895 novel. First Editions
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Details
- Bookseller
- Honest Dog Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A803981X03CYU
- Title
- The Mistress of Quest
- Author
- Sergeant, Adeline
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Pages
- 336
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Honest Dog Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Honest Dog Books
Biblio member since 2022
Bayfield, Wisconsin
About Honest Dog Books
Honest Dog Books is a family-run new and used general interest bookstore with a long history in Bayfield, Wisconsin. Owners Julie Buckles and Charly Ray are wilderness travelers with a team of sled dogs, two teenagers, and deep love for community, literature, and conversation.
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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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- RFEP
- The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book from the rear. It may be...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- 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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