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THE BEST KNOWN WORKS OF WASHINGTON IRVING
by Washington Irving
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/No Jacket
- Seller
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Mansonville, Quebec, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Book League of America, 1942. THE BEST KNOWN WORKS OF WASHINGTON IRVING- Washington Irving-The Book League Of America-1942-1st Thus. Hardcover:-8vo- VG/no dj- original black cloth with gilt titles on spine- spine shows light shelf wear, but textblock is tight- 498pp are clean, no tears or writing- pages neat and tight.-SEE PHOTOS- "Some of Irving's finest writings in one volume-Alhambra- Rip Van Winkle, etc."- Fiction-anthology-classic-Irving (1912) . 1st Thus. Cloth. VG/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- jakoll
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1912
- Title
- THE BEST KNOWN WORKS OF WASHINGTON IRVING
- Author
- Washington Irving
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Thus
- Publisher
- Book League of America
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- Fiction-anthology-classic-Irving
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
jakoll
Payment must be received within 7 working days. Payments by cheque will be held 10 working days to clear. Full refund of purchase price only if item has been misdescribed as pertains to condition. Mailing costs non-refundable. Item must be returned in the same condition as it was originally sent out for refund conditions to apply.
About the Seller
jakoll
Biblio member since 2007
Mansonville, Quebec
About jakoll
We specialize in Modern 1st Edition, Children's books, Vintage classics, vinyl records, original movie posters, sports cards, comics, postage stamps and coins.We only sell online at this time and have been doing so for over 30 years.
Glossary
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- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 1st Thus
- This indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
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