The Adventures of Captain Bonneville and Wolfert's Roost 2 vols
by Washington Irving
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- near Fine/None
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1895. Holly Edition. Publisher's Cloth. near Fine/None. Beautiful Books, 2 vols, Limited Edition number 484 of 1,000. Vol 1: 339 pages with 9 black and white illustrations including captioned tissue guarded frontis. Vol 2: 389 pages with 9 black and white illustrations including frontis. near FINE, previous owner tasteful bookplate on first free page of both vols. ultra clean publisher's red ribbed cloth with gilt title to spine as well as holly border on boards and spine, top edge bright gilt. tight and square with sharp corners, tad bit of wear on heel of spines, text is Fine, protected in new mylar sleeves. SCARCE in this condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3995
- Title
- The Adventures of Captain Bonneville and Wolfert's Roost 2 vols
- Author
- Washington Irving
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Holly Edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- Washington Irving, Fine Binding
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
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About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
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- Publisher's cloth
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- Spine
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
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- G
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.