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The Water Witch, or The Skimmer of the Seas
by Cooper, James Fenimore
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good condition/No dust jacket, as issued
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons: The Knickerbocker Press, 1900. Limited to 1000 numbered copies, this being #125. This volume only from The Complete Works of J. Fenimore Cooper, LEATHER-STOCKING EDITION. SEE photos for this and other titles available from the same limited edition set - all sold separately. No date of publication is indicated, but circa 1900. Appears unread. Very Good condition. Handsomely bound in the original gilt-ruled textured maroon cloth, with smooth maroon cloth spine. The spine features two gilt-decorated/lettered brown leather labels (tiny chips). SEE PHOTO. The cover is only very lightly rubbed. Internal condition is Very Fine -- apparently never read, especially since some pages remain unopened -- still uncut at the fore-edge. Hinges, inner and outer, are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. All pages are crisp and clean. NO foxing. Top edge gilt. All gilt stamping is still bright and shiny. With photogravure frontispiece reproducing an illustration by R. F. Zogbaum depicting the aftermath of a naval battle (tissue-guard is text printed), illustrated titlepage (printed in red and black), and decorative chapter head and tail pieces. The Water Witch was written in Naples, Italy but was first printed and published in English in Dresden, Germany. See Joan St. Clair Crane (pp. 12-13, 1974) and Spiller & Blackburn p. 173.. Leather-Stocking Edition, Limited 1000. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket, as issued. Illus. by Zogbaum, Rufus Fairchild. 8vo. v, 444pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Bookseller
- About Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025511
- Title
- The Water Witch, or The Skimmer of the Seas
- Author
- Cooper, James Fenimore
- Illustrator
- Zogbaum, Rufus Fairchild
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good condition
- Jacket Condition
- No dust jacket, as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Leather-Stocking Edition, Limited 1000
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons: The Knickerbocker Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 8vo. v, 444pp
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Literary Biography / Criticism;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
About Books
Biblio member since 2008
Henderson, Nevada
About About Books
About Books (Genny and Michael Winne, proprietors, formerly of Parsippany, New Jersey) has been selling rare and OP books since 1985. Besides book fairs and mail-order catalogues, long-time collectors and dealers will remember our lengthy For Sale ads in the Antiquarian Bookman and similar magazines. Our inventory of over 40,000 volumes is especially strong in the specialties listed, but contains fine books in a variety of other fields as well. Because most of our books are stored in protective boxes, rather than on shelves, they cannot be viewed as a whole. If you wish to visit us to examine specific titles, please provide 24 hours notice and we will make them available for your inspection. Phone calls to (702) 750-2722 are welcome, but please, only between the hours of 8am and 10pm (west coast time).
Glossary
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- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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