Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Company Publishers, 1908. Hardcover. 416pp. Octavo [20 cm] 1/4 brown cloth with tan paper covered boards, a gilt stamped title on the spine, and a brown ink stamped title on the front board. Deckled fore and bottom edges. Good. The extremities are gently bumped and rubbed. The spine is very subtly indented. The front hinge is weak. There is a bookseller's tiny label on the front free endsheet. The text block is cracked at the beginning. Yellowed pages. With a bibliography by Laura Stedman.

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Bookseller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 33190
Title: Concerning Lafcadio Hearn
Author: Gould, George M
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: George W. Jacobs & Company Publishers
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Date Published: 1908
Keywords: Lafcadio Hearn; biography; George M. Gould

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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.
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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...
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....