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Works of J. Fenimore Cooper Volume Eight
by James Fenimore Cooper
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States
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About This Item
P.F. Collier, 1892. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 735 pages. Volume Eight of Cooper's works in ten volumes contains The Oak Openings, Satanstoe, Mercedes of Castile. Text laid out in columns. Illustrated with wood-engravings, frontispiece protected with tissue. Super 8vo (7" x 10-1/4"), dark blue cloth with very faded and rubbed gilt lettering, blind-stamped colophon on back board, blue-flecked edges, small soil spots to boards, hinges cracked, wear to corners/crown/heel includes small chip to heel, tiny hole (1/16") in hinge from the outside at rear of backstrip, edges/end papers/page margins age-tanned, faint foxing to end papers. Pencil mark on rfep, interior pages unmarked.
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- Bookseller
- Berthoff Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ALD-278
- Title
- Works of J. Fenimore Cooper Volume Eight
- Author
- James Fenimore Cooper
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- P.F. Collier
- Date Published
- 1892
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- NOVELS, THE OAK OPENINGS, SATANSTOE, MERCEDES OF CASTILE
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Our standard domestic shipping rate is for USPS Media Mail shipments weighing up to 2 lb. Books are packaged in bubble-pack envelopes or a cardboard box with moisture protection. International shipping rates are for packages weighing up to 2 lb (0.9 kg). Heavier or oversized items may incur a shipping surcharge, which will be stated to the buyer before finalization of the transaction. Shipping charge may be reduced on some books weighing less than 1 lb to U.S. addresses. International Priority shipping charges may be reduced on books that fit in a USPS small flat-rate box. International Standard (First-Class Package International) shipping charges may be reduced for a second or more books if the total package weight does not exceed 2 lb. Shipping speeds are estimates based on carrier delivery times and cannot be guaranteed. If your order will pass through Customs, please expect a delay. Any applicable Customs duties or brokerage fees are the responsibility of the buyer.
About the Seller
Berthoff Books
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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- Jacket
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- Cracked
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- RFEP
- The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book from the rear. It may be...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Colophon
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- Cloth
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