Nine Points of the Law
by Wilfrid S. (Wilfrid Scarborough) Jackson
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
E-026: John Lane Publishers. Good. 1903. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. John Lane Publisher. 1903. 304 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in decorated cloth with gilt titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have wear present to the extremities of the boards. Previous owner's name present to the FFEP. Glue residue present to the reverse of the boards. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A goodhearted thriller with a Candide-like hero (Richard Wayzgoose, bank clerk) dragged into action and wrongfully suspected. This appears to be Jackson's first book and his only mystery. He published a couple more novels and then settled into a steady career as a translator and general man-of-letters. E-026; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 304 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60423
- Title
- Nine Points of the Law
- Author
- Wilfrid S. (Wilfrid Scarborough) Jackson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- John Lane Publishers
- Place of Publication
- E-026
- Date Published
- 1903
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- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
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- Cloth
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- 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...