Ship's Company
by JACOBS, W.W., illustrated by Will Owen
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Hodderand Stoughton. N.d.. Hardcover. 12mo, 19cm, 4th edition, xii,272p., with 23illustrations, black stamped pictorial red cloth, gilt spine titles,light rubbing to covers, very good (bndgds). ~ A selection of shortstories, in a humorous vein, first published in 1911. Sketchillustrations by Will Owen. W.W. Jacobs is best remembered for thehorror story, "The Monkey's Paw" (1902).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35560
- Title
- Ship's Company
- Author
- JACOBS, W.W., illustrated by Will Owen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hodderand Stoughton. N.d.
- Keywords
- AMERICAN LITERATURE HUMORSHORT STORIES ILLUSTRATED OWEN
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Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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About the Seller
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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Ottawa, Ontario
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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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.