Tales of the Argonauts, and Other Sketches
by Harte, Bret
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1882. Hardcover. Later printing (copyright date is 1875), very good lacking a dust jacket. Dark brown cloth is slightly worn; gilt lettering on spine is still bright. Owner's bookplate on front pastedown, faint stamp on second front endpaper. Hinges are tight, dark brown endpapers just slightly spotted. A tight, square copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tulsa Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021296
- Title
- Tales of the Argonauts, and Other Sketches
- Author
- Harte, Bret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1882
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Fiction;
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About the Seller
Tulsa Books
Biblio member since 2008
Tulsa, Oklahoma
About Tulsa Books
Internet only bookseller specializing in modern first editions, signed books, western americana, and general interest out of print books.
Glossary
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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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...