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Tappan's Burro
by Grey, Zane
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Black cloth lettered and blocked in gilt, with mounted color illustration on upper cover. Fine copy in bright, near fine pictori
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1923. First edition (so stated on copyright page, and with code "I-X" beneath). Illustrated with 7 color plates by Charles S. Chapman and Frank Street. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Black cloth lettered and blocked in gilt, with mounted color illustration on upper cover. Fine copy in bright, near fine pictorial dust jacket with very slight chipping along top edge. Overall a beautiful copy. First edition (so stated on copyright page, and with code "I-X" beneath). Illustrated with 7 color plates by Charles S. Chapman and Frank Street. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Inscribed. Inscribed boldly in purple ink on the flyleaf: "To J. Stuart Groves from Zane Grey." A fine, early collection of five stories of adventure and endurance, set in the American West, Northern Mexico, and in the Peruvian jungle.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57339
- Title
- Tappan's Burro
- Author
- Grey, Zane
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated with 7 color plates by Charles S. Chapman and Frank Street. 1 vols. Square 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Black cloth lettered and blocked in gilt, with mounted color illustration on upper cover. Fine copy in bright, near fine pictori
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition (so stated on copyright page, and with code "I-X"
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- American | American | Zane Grey
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Literature;
Terms of Sale
James Cummins Bookseller
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Copyright page
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- 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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