Stanford Stories: Tales of a Young University [SIGNED FIRST EDITION]
by Charles K. Field; Will H. Irwin
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Cody, Wyoming, United States
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About This Item
New York City, New York U.S.A.: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1900. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. SIGNED/AUTOGRAPHED and Inscribed with Personalization to James Lawson [d. 2003, James Raymond Lawson, famous Master of the Carillon, Carillonneur; see NY Times obit] dated "4/21/44" on ffep by Field. FIRST EDITION. Printing Number Line: None. Very Rare. Collectible. Pub. Doubleday, Page & Company, 1900. Hardcover: Very Good, with gilt on spine, cream lettering and colorful print on cover, red buckram binding. Has some minor edgewear, little bit of bumping, wear at spine head and heel. Tight binding. Clean. Little toning, very small area of 'lacework' in paper upper corner on half title page (paper deficiency as adjoining leaves are intact). Appears read with great care. Markings: NONE located on page flip. 281 pp. Illustrated with four (4) well-maintained B&W photographs including the frontispiece under tissue paper. Purchase includes pictorial postcard with a personal message to Lawson written and signed by Field (dated 3/17/48) and bears a cancelled $.01 postage stamp. No unpleasant odors detected. Try as we might, to be careful with our listings, sometimes minor things slip by. Photos available upon request. Dependable seller. Carefully packaged. Prompt shipping includes USPS Tracking. z588 .
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- Bookseller
- Ate Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000264
- Title
- Stanford Stories: Tales of a Young University [SIGNED FIRST EDITION]
- Author
- Charles K. Field; Will H. Irwin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York City, New York U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- z588; California - Bay Area History; Education; University, College; California - Stanford University; Carolus Ager; Signed, Autographed, Inscribed; First Edition; James Raymond Lawson; Charles K. Field; Will H. Irwin
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed - Autographed - Inscribed;
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- 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...
- PUB
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- Leaves
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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