FIEND'S DELIGHT
by [Bierce, Ambrose] as Dod Grile
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- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Middletown, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: John Camden Hotten, [1873]. True first edition, preceding the U.S. [BAL 1096]. Bierce's first book, written while he was living and working in London, and for which he was never paid -- Hotten died before the post-dated check he'd given Bierce came due. 12mo gilt-stamped purple-brown cloth with gilt vignettes to front and spine; 197 pages plus Swift-quote leaf and publisher's 32-page catalog dated 1873. Small period bookseller tickets of A. H. Spencer in Melbourne to front pastedown and free endpaper verso. Very good to near fine with light rubbing to boards and expert repair to inner hinges.
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- Bookseller
- Quill & Brush (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71993
- Title
- FIEND'S DELIGHT
- Author
- [Bierce, Ambrose] as Dod Grile
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Camden Hotten
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1873]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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