Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book:. Containing the Inspired and Inspiring Selections Gathered During a Life Time of Discriminating Reading for His Own Use
by Hubbard, Elbert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Good+ DJ
- Seller
-
Portland, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York: Wm. H. Wise and Co./Roycrofters, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Good+ DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. Includes works by Robert Burns, Oscar Wilde, Keats, Whitman and many more. Overall, a rather handsome copy. Minor shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows several small, closed tears, chipping at head and heel, front and rear joints cracked/weak, several small soil marks, else bright and clean. Ribbon bound, brown cloth at spine edges, paper boards, black and red ink lettering and decorative elements. Small 4to. 228pp. plus xii. Illus. (b/w plates).
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- Bookseller
- Lux Mentis, Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2831
- Title
- Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book:. Containing the Inspired and Inspiring Selections Gathered During a Life Time of Discriminating Reading for His Own Use
- Author
- Hubbard, Elbert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Good+ DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Wm. H. Wise and Co./Roycrofters
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- Arts & Crafts and Related | Architecture & Design
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About the Seller
Lux Mentis, Booksellers
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Portland, Maine
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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