A Dozen Be's For Boys
by Willing, Jennie Fowler
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Boston: McDonald, Gill & Co., 1888. First edition. 1888. Life advice for boys. Worn copy in brown cloth lettered in gilt and decorated in black and red, frontis portrait of the author. Quite a bit of edge rubbing, front hinge internally cracked but secure, text block sound but not tight, Sunday School library label inside front cover, pages a little age-toned with occasional light finger soil to the margins.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 038933
- Title
- A Dozen Be's For Boys
- Author
- Willing, Jennie Fowler
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- McDonald, Gill & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1888
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- ADULT ADVICE MORAL VIRTUE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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,...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...