The Cynic's Word Book
by Bierce, Ambrose
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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North Tonawanda, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company. 1906. First Edition/First State. VG+, minor rubbing front board, small light spot bottom right corner front board, corners slightly rubbed, head/foot of spine also slightly rubbed, occasional small pencil check marks in margins. Overall a very good tight solid sound copy protected in mylar. ; 8vo, dark green illustrated cloth, top edge gilt, lacks frontis, 234pp. (fore-edge and bottom edge pages uncut) . .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Editions Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3605
- Title
- The Cynic's Word Book
- Author
- Bierce, Ambrose
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition/First State
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- HUMOR, SATIRE, DICTIONARY, REFERENCE, AMBROSE, PIERCE, 1ST, EDITION, 1ST
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....