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STRANGE TALES FROM HUMBLE LIFE
by John Ashworth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Mansonville, Quebec, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto: William Briggs, 1880. STRANGE TALES FROM HUMBLE LIFE- John Ashworth- William Briggs-Toronto-1880- 5th Edition-1st Thus-Stated- Hardcover:- 8vo- VG/ no dj as issued- original publishers brown cloth with dark brown and gilt designs and title on spine and cover-solid spine and tight, minor rubbing- a solid example- 468pp are clean, no tears or writing- minor foxing towards ffeps, code on inside front cover- previously belonging to the Missisquoi Museum, Stanbridge-East, Quebec-"Each of the Editions had numerous Tales added, so that each Edition was a new 1st Edition in it's own right.....the publisher just added tales as they were written, increasing the original Edition of 1868 and approximately 188pp to the 5th Printing and 468pp- a wonderful and must read! Scarce and very collectible in this edition-Fiction-tales-anecdotes-stories (792) . 1st Thus. Illustrated Cloth. VG/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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Details
- Seller
- jakoll
(CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 792
- Title
- STRANGE TALES FROM HUMBLE LIFE
- Author
- John Ashworth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- 1st Thus
- Publisher
- William Briggs
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1880
- Keywords
- Fiction-tales-anecdotes-stories
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
jakoll
Payment must be received within 7 working days. Payments by cheque will be held 10 working days to clear. Full refund of purchase price only if item has been misdescribed as pertains to condition. Mailing costs non-refundable. Item must be returned in the same condition as it was originally sent out for refund conditions to apply.
About the Seller
jakoll
Biblio member since 2007
Mansonville, Quebec
About jakoll
We specialize in Modern 1st Edition, Children's books, Vintage classics, vinyl records, original movie posters, sports cards, comics, postage stamps and coins.We only sell online at this time and have been doing so for over 30 years.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 1st Thus
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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