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The Black Golconda: The Romance of Petroleum
by Marcosson, Isaac F
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Alliance, Ohio, United States
Item Price
NZ$24.76NZ$12.38
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About This Item
NY: Harper & Brothers. VG. 1924. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition bound in red cloth with a blind stamped oil rig o n the front board and gold lettering. A Very Good copy. Bumps to the b ook's corners. Rubbing to the spine tips. The book's spine is dust soi led and the lettering is fading. Dusting to the edges of the upper pag e block. Name and address are inked at the upper right corner of the s econd front fly leaf. Mild tanning to the pages. Illustrated. No dust jacket. .
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- Bookseller
- Dearly Departed Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57544
- Title
- The Black Golconda: The Romance of Petroleum
- Author
- Marcosson, Isaac F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1924
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About Dearly Departed Books
Selling books since 1978. We specialize in SF, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Western & Pulp Fiction. With an inventory of more than 35,000 Hardcover 1st editions, Vintage Paperbacks , Pulp Magazines & general antiquarian books. Store front open by chance or appointment.
Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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