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Uncle William. The Man Who Was Shif'less.
by Lee, Jennett
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Miller Place, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Century Co., 1906. Blue cloth boards, black/tan/white decorative cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. DD' Decorative Designers hallmark on cover, illustration of an old man with a hat and white beard. Frontispiece by Steele (July 1905). 298 pages, brief pencil marginalia. Extremities worn & some fraying. Front hinge cracked, owner's information inked on ffep, dated 1906. Story of 'a genial character who has a talent for confounding landsharks and ending up owning most of the property in sight.' Jennett Lee, 1860-1951.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Monkey House Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4917
- Title
- Uncle William. The Man Who Was Shif'less.
- Author
- Lee, Jennett
- Format/Binding
- Blue cloth boards, black/tan/white decorative cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Century Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1906
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Frank McDonald
Terms of Sale
Monkey House Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Monkey House Books
Biblio member since 2010
Miller Place, New York
About Monkey House Books
Monkey House Books is a mail order, used book dealer located on New York's Long Island. We offer quality used books in a variety of categories at reasonable prices. A home-based business managed by a lifelong bibliophile, Monkey House offers personalized assistance and friendly customer service. For the holidays, or anytime, we provide gift wrapping and recipient shipping upon request. We ship within 24 hours of receiving payment, and packages are wrapped and boxed using recycled/reused materials.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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