The Prince of India. 2 Volume set.
by Lew Wallace
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
£61.23£48.98
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1893. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. First Edition, Second Printing with the dedication page to his father. 502 pp. and 578 pp. respectively. Navy blue cloth with silver/rust designs to fronts, gilt lettering to fronts and spines. These copies are NEAR FINE. Exteriors are rich. Designs and gilt are bright. Edges with very modest signs of wear. Spines just a touch sun lightened. Inside volume I is a brief gift inscription dated Christmas, 1894. Otherwise unmarked, crisp, and tight with modest/moderate toning. Lovely. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002414
- Title
- The Prince of India. 2 Volume set.
- Author
- Lew Wallace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1893
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Indiana Authors, Publishers, Topics, & Association;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Bailey Bonzo 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
Bailey Bonzo Books
Biblio member since 2020
Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Edges
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Crisp
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- Cloth
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