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Black Beetles in Amber
by BIERCE, Ambrose
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Western Authors Publishing Company, 1892. First Edition. Second issue, in printed wrapper by Johnson & Emigh, San Francisco. Octavo (19cm). In original tan paper wraps, printed in black; 280pp; publisher's ads to rear wrapper; frontispiece portrait. Wrappers largely intact with tiny chips at edges, front cover with long splits at upper and lower joint, spine chipped and cracked, with minor loss at tail, discoloration along joints; one leaf detached (p.133-4), prelims lightly toned, but overall a Very Good copy.
The scarce second issue of the first edition of Bierce's collected poetry, uncommon in the trade in this condition. BAL 1111. STARRETT 10. GAER p.12.
The scarce second issue of the first edition of Bierce's collected poetry, uncommon in the trade in this condition. BAL 1111. STARRETT 10. GAER p.12.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55056
- Title
- Black Beetles in Amber
- Author
- BIERCE, Ambrose
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Western Authors Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1892
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature Before 1900;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- 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,...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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....
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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