New York. New York: Harper & Brothers. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1894. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Gorgeous example of fine binding, with elaborate silver and gold vine and floral design to gray-green front cover and spine; all exceptionally bright and without flaw. Just the slightest rubbing to book extremities, top page ends darkened. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . Seven short stories by Mrs Spofford, who was known for her gothic romances, novels, poems and detective stories. A beautiful copy, to which the photo does not come close to doing justice. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 283 pages. D4 .

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Bookseller: Sweet Beagle Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 29118
Title: A Scarlet Poppy and Other Stories
Author: Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Place of Publication: New York. New York
Date Published: 1894
Keywords: Short Stories, Fine Binding
Bookseller catalogs: Short Stories;

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Crisp: A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Fine Binding: An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...