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The Little Regiment; And Other Episodes of the American Civil War
by Crane, Stephen
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1896. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good. First edition, first state of The Little Regiment by Stephen Crane.. Small octavo, 196pp, [6pp ads]. Tan buckram, title in black on spine, with red embellishments and title in black on front cover. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, a few bumped edges, light soiling to spine and covers, a small red stain to back cover. Features first state point of publisher's ads beginning with "Gilbert Parker's Best Books." (BAL 4076) (Williams & Starrett 10). Stephen Crane was a prolific American writer during the late 19th century. Most notable for his works in the "realist" tradition, he was an inspiration for writers throughout the 20th century, including Ernest Hemingway. He lived a short life, dying at the age of 28 in 1900.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12747
- Title
- The Little Regiment; And Other Episodes of the American Civil War
- Author
- Crane, Stephen
- Illustrator
- First edition, first state of The Little Regiment by Stephen Crane.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- Stephen Crane first edition, The Open Boat first edition, SS Commodore, Scribner's Magazine, Red Badge of Courage, George's Mother, Active Service, first edition Active Service, The Monsters and other stories Crane, The Third Violet Crane, The Little
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
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