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1001 One Minute Stories
by H.S. Chapman
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Independence, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
This book lives up to it's title. It is full of very short stories - many of them with some humor.
Here's a sample:
"A young man was one day talking with a lady about some of the ironies of married life. 'I can't imagine anything more dreadful,' said he, 'than for a woman after mending her husband's coat, to find in one of his pockets an old love letter from a former sweetheart.' 'Fortunately that would never happen,' said the lady. 'The woman would find the letter first, and she would not mend the coat.""
Fair condition. Green cloth cover originally had a swirl border design with the title and author's name in gold gilt, but most of the gilt has worn off. There is some soiling and much wear to the edges, corners, and spine. There are stains/spots on the closed book page edges. Inside the pages, some of the stain has seeped in a bit at the edge, but there is no writing in the book. I noted one large folded top corner on page 229. The binding is good, but the front and back end papers are cracked at the spine and the inside front has what looks like a bend, but the outside looks fine except at the bottom. There is also the previous owner's stamp on the front end paper.
Please use photos as part of the description.
245 pages.
Here's a sample:
"A young man was one day talking with a lady about some of the ironies of married life. 'I can't imagine anything more dreadful,' said he, 'than for a woman after mending her husband's coat, to find in one of his pockets an old love letter from a former sweetheart.' 'Fortunately that would never happen,' said the lady. 'The woman would find the letter first, and she would not mend the coat.""
Fair condition. Green cloth cover originally had a swirl border design with the title and author's name in gold gilt, but most of the gilt has worn off. There is some soiling and much wear to the edges, corners, and spine. There are stains/spots on the closed book page edges. Inside the pages, some of the stain has seeped in a bit at the edge, but there is no writing in the book. I noted one large folded top corner on page 229. The binding is good, but the front and back end papers are cracked at the spine and the inside front has what looks like a bend, but the outside looks fine except at the bottom. There is also the previous owner's stamp on the front end paper.
Please use photos as part of the description.
245 pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1438
- Title
- 1001 One Minute Stories
- Author
- H.S. Chapman
- Format/Binding
- Cloth over boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Perry Mason Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1927
- Pages
- 245
- Weight
- 2.00 lbs
- Keywords
- short stories, one minute stories, humor, 1920's life, 1001 stories, vintage books, fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction - Adult; Humor; Books - Vintage;
Terms of Sale
Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
EXCEPT as noted in description. 30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
Biblio member since 2005
Independence, Missouri
About Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
The Blue & Grey Book Shoppe specializes in Civil War, Local History, other American History, and all variety of non-fiction books - plus Music, Fine Art, Maps, Gift Items, Doll Clothes, and Much More!
Glossary
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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,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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