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Moran of The Lady Letty.: A Story of Adventure Off the California Coast.
by NORRIS, Frank
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Doubleday & McClure Co.,, 1898. First edition in book form, following serialization in The Wave, of the author's first novel, "a romantic sea story of a young socialite kidnapped on the San Francisco waterfront and brought to manhood by the influence of the blond heroine Moran" (ANB). Octavo. Original green cloth, spine and front cover lettered in yellow with decoration in blind. Housed in green cloth chemise within green quarter morocco box. Bookplate to front pastedown of Jerome Kane Ohrbach (1907-1990), president of the Ohrbach Department Stores chain. Ink spot to top edge, else a fine copy. BAL 15029.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 166982
- Title
- Moran of The Lady Letty.
- Author
- NORRIS, Frank
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: Doubleday & McClure Co.,
- Date Published
- 1898
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
All major credit cards are accepted. Both UK pounds and US dollars (exchange rate to be agreed) accepted. Books may be returned within 14 days of receipt for any reason, please notify first of returned goods.
About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Bookplate
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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