New York: George H. Doran Company, [1924]. First Edition. Octavo (19.25cm.); original buckram in white pictorial dust jacket; 338pp. Jacket extremities rather rubbed with a few tiny losses and one closed tear at top edge of upper panel touching text without loss, rear panel faintly but substantially dampstained; cloth a hint foxed, else Near Fine in About Very Good jacket. Publisher's advertisements printed on jacket flaps and the entire jacket verso. Short story collection. SMITH R-345.

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Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 24338
Title: Temperamental People
Author: RINEHART, Mary Roberts
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: George H. Doran Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: [1924]
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Fiction; Women;

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Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Verso: The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Buckram: A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...