An American Crusoe. 1914
by A. Hyatt Verrill (illus. Martin Lewis)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Dodd, Mead and Company. Used - Very Good. 1914. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Cloth, no dj. Dec. orange cloth with inset illustration of man and pelican on front board. 251 numbered pp. Spine lightly sunned, beginning to fray at head, with some rubbing at tail. Discoloration from glue, ghost of bookplate on front endpapers. Some foxing throughout, but text is for the most part clean. A few leaves have been dogeared. Else fine. A nice copy. Very Good. (Subject: Books).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- S77595
- Title
- An American Crusoe. 1914
- Author
- A. Hyatt Verrill (illus. Martin Lewis)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead and Company
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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Chicago, Illinois
About Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.