The Siamese Cat
by Underwood, Leon. Illustrated with Woodcuts By the Author
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Brentano's, 1938. First edition, one of 2500 copies, designed and engraved by the author with exceptional Art Deco woodcuts throughout. Orange cloth printed in black, elaborately illustrated endpapers, illustrated dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with a trace of edge rubbing, good hinges, firm text block, very clean pages, no names or other markings. the mylar protected dustjacket has a bit of age-darkening to the spine, tiny chips to the spine ends, almost no paper loss.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 040388
- Title
- The Siamese Cat
- Author
- Underwood, Leon. Illustrated with Woodcuts By the Author
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Brentano's
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- FICTION REASON INSTINCT FELINE ADVENTURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Text Block
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.