The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old
by Atherton, Gertrude
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- UsedAcceptable
- Seller
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Skokie, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
UsedAcceptable. Fifth printing, 1911. Signed by author Gertrude Atherton on title page - signature dated 1925. Hardcover with tan cloth illustrated boards. Book in poor condition - heavy stains along bottom edges of cover and spine, seeped through to bottom of page edges. General fraying and shelfwear with age. Spine cracked but all pages remain intact. Noticeable yellowing to page edges. Text clean and unmarked. An acceptable signed copy.
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- Books4Cause Inc.
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- Title
- The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old
- Author
- Atherton, Gertrude
- Book Condition
- UsedAcceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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