New York: Harper & Brothers, 1893. First edition. First State (dedication page omitted). 2 volumes. Blue cloth printed gilt, top board decoration in red (rosary) and silver. 16mo. pp. v, [1] blank, 502; v, [1] blank, 578. VG/No jacket, as issued/Lacks original slip case. Foxing starting, wear to corners and heels, otherwise a bright and tight set. BAL 20819. (Postage as two books)..

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Bookseller: OLD WORKING BOOKS & Bindery (Est. 1994) (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: OWBPRI81427
Title: PRINCE OF INDIA, or why Constantinople Fell, The.
Author: Wallace, Lew(is) 1827-1905
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1893.
Keywords: Binding bloopers
Bookseller catalogs: American Literature;
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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OLD WORKING BOOKS & Bindery (Est. 1994)

Point of Sale (by phone or fax), Checks, MO, drafts in US Funds. MA residents invoiced 6.25% Sales Tax. We cost (drop) ship world-wide via USPS, but will ship via other specified carriers and by your account number via pick-up service. We ship promptly in professional packaging. In office for questions 5am-3pm EST Mon-Sat @ (508) 867-3434 (calls returned on complete messages including book title or number) or 24/7 secure fax. Notify us of intent to return within 3 days of receipt in original packaging and matching post. On March 31 2018 (9-3) we will be at Flamingo Eventz Boxborough (MA) Paper Town with bindings and cards. Hope to see you there

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About OLD WORKING BOOKS & Bindery (Est. 1994)

Rare, scarce, out-of-print books, ephemera, pamphlets, and selected periodicals in over 90 subject areas. Full bindery services by appointment, phone conference or email (Rebacking, full bindings, boxes and slipcases, restoration); Appraisals for indivicuals and institutions. We also offer unique blank cards created from recycled book illustrations. We ship promptly in professional packaging and update our databases nightly. Mail order and internet sales only. In office for questions 5am-3pm EST, Mon-Sat @ (508) 867-3434 (calls returned on complete messages incluing book title or number) or 24/7 secure fax. Doing business since 1994, SNEAB (formerly MARIAB) Member. Blank note card enclosed with every order.

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
First State: used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
Slip Case: A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
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