The Cruise of the Cachalot
by Bullen, Frank T
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Cotuit, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Dodd, Mead & Co.. Good. 1926. Hardcover. First thus with 9 Mead Schaeffer color plates complete, plus color title. Rebound in full calf as a prize book. Gilt round insignia of Belmont (School) 1885, plus recipient's name on front cover. Author, title and 3 devices in gilt on spine. Bind worn and rubbed, tight. Large school bookplate with photo of school inside front cover, signed by headmaster and patron. Recipient's stamp on end paper, too.; 9.6 X 7.6 X 1.7 inches .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Isaiah Thomas Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7H-HK5K-UKUX
- Title
- The Cruise of the Cachalot
- Author
- Bullen, Frank T
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Co.
- Date Published
- 1926
Terms of Sale
Isaiah Thomas Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Isaiah Thomas Books
Biblio member since -1
Cotuit, Massachusetts
About Isaiah Thomas Books
Member: Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Antiquarian Booksellers. "One of the finest in N.E. (&) the premier used book shop on Cape Cod" - Used Book Lovers Guide. We have about 70,000 booksv Located half way between Falmouth and Hyannis, we are named in honor of the famous colonial era printer and philantrophist, founder (1812) of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, where we in 1969. There we were stewards and renewers of a decorative Queen Anne Victorian. On Cape Cod since 1969, we take care of the newest (1860) Crocker family home in Barnstable's village of Cotuit: a tall peaked Italianate now painted pink and four other colors. The owner's training has included work in four libraries and apprenticeship with the Irving Ephraim (1908) - 1989) who began his own career during the depression. Assistants have always known the meaning of "book person." Remembering with fondness Mr. E. and the enormous influence of our home town librarians, we try to continue their tradition of service. Open Tues. - Sat. 10 - 5, Sun. 12 - 5. Open Monday in the summer.
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.