The Red Badge of Courage
by Crane, Stephen
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1895. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing with title page dated 1895, unbroken type on page 225 and publisher's ads beginning with three Gilbert Parker titles and ending with a Christian Reid title. Bound in publisher's original buckram cloth decorated in red and gilt, lettered in red and black, with yellow topstain; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good. Light lean to binding. Cloth toned and lightly soiled and rubbed. Former owner rubber stamp twice upside-down to front paste down, at least once in text and heavily effaced from title page and final page of text. Several stretches of marginal soiling and spotting.
Synopsis
The Red Badge of Courage is an 1895 war novel by American author Stephen Crane. It is considered one of the most influential works in American literature. The novel, a depiction on the cruelty of the American Civil War, features a young recruit who overcomes initial fears to become a hero on the battlefield. The book made Crane an international success.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140941908
- Title
- The Red Badge of Courage
- Author
- Crane, Stephen
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...