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Tappan's Burro; And Other Stories. With Illustrations in Color By Charles S. Chapman and Frank Street
by Grey, Zane
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1923. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. From the author's personal library, first edition of Tappan's Burro by Zane Grey.. Quarto, vii, [3], 253pp. Black cloth, title in gilt on spine, gilt border and color illustration mounted on front cover. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page with publisher's code "I-X." Solid text block, faint toning along edges and endpapers, top edge dyed blue, a near fine example. Appears unread, pages uncut, many unopened. In the publisher's dust jacket, $3.00 retail price on front flap, slight ripple to front cover, small stain along top edge of spine, a touch of wear to corners. A near fine example. Features Zane Grey's bookplate affixed to the front pastedown endpaper, and his personal embossing stamp appears twice on the front free endpaper. Complete with seven full-page color illustrations, including frontispiece.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12751
- Title
- Tappan's Burro; And Other Stories. With Illustrations in Color By Charles S. Chapman and Frank Street
- Author
- Grey, Zane
- Illustrator
- From the author's personal library, first edition of Tappan's Burro by Zane Grey.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- Zane Grey first edition, Zane Grey signed, Zane Grey the rider, Zane Grey Eldorado, Tales of Fishes Grey, Tappan's Burro and other stories Grey, The Bonefish Brigade Grey, Riders of the Purple Sage Grey, West of the Pecos Grey, Code of the West Grey
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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