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A Dog's Tale
by Mark Twain
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/None
- Seller
-
Denver, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Harper & Brothers, 1905. Hardcover. Good/None. Early (1905) printing of this, the first book-form edition, first published in 1904. Rubbing and discoloration to boards and spine, especially around the edges and to back cover. Corners and spine ends bumped and frayed. Rear hinge mildly cracked with several instances of split binding throughout. All illustration pages missing from book. Mild discoloration from handling around edges of some pages, otherwise they remain clean and unmarked.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sparrow's Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 07949
- Title
- A Dog's Tale
- Author
- Mark Twain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Date Published
- 1905
Terms of Sale
Sparrow's Bookshop
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About the Seller
Sparrow's Bookshop
Biblio member since 2021
Denver, Colorado
About Sparrow's Bookshop
Sparrow's Bookshop is a Denver based vintage & rare bookstore specializing in hard-to-find items, unique titles and first editions. Member IOBA.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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,...
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