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The Caliph of Bagdad
by Cobb Jr., Sylvanus
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Robert Bonner's Sons, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Fair. Quarter cloth with marbled paper boards, heavily rubbed on the cloth, paper, and spine pastedown. Square and firmly bound with toned pages, chipping to the first advertisement, half-title page, title page, and the first page of the novel. According to the Encyclopedia Masonica, this is the most widely read Masonic novel. It was later reissued by Doran in the early 20th century. Seemingly rare in this binding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9858
- Title
- The Caliph of Bagdad
- Author
- Cobb Jr., Sylvanus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Robert Bonner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- Masons, Masonic, 19th Century Fiction, American Fiction
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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