Waifs in Verse
by WICKSTEED, G.W
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- VG-/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Ottawa: A. Bureau, 1878. 1st. Cloth. VG-/No Jacket. Octavo. Green cloth with gilt title on front panel. Cloth is worn at head and heel of spine and has a large ink stain on rear panel o/w vg. Inscribed on the dedication page by the author and dated 16 May 1878. Author has made notes and corrections to the text.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29229
- Title
- Waifs in Verse
- Author
- WICKSTEED, G.W
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- A. Bureau
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Date Published
- 1878
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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