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No Gentlemen
by Burnham, Clara Louise
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, Illinois : Henry A. Sumner & Company, 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Published anonymously, but the author was Clara Louise Burnham. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound in brock-red cloth over boards, black illustration and gilt lettering to front cover and spine. Forward cock to spine, light toning to interior, new, stiff blue card-stock endpapers. Her Wikipedia entry notes that Clara Louise Burnham (née, Root; May 25, 1854 – June 20, 1927) "was an American novelist. After the success of No Gentlemen (1881), other books followed, including A Sane Lunatic (1882), Dearly Bought (1884), Next Door (1886), Young Maids and Old (1888), The Mistress of Beech Knoll (1890), and Miss Bagg's Secretary (1892)." 348 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 357152
- Title
- No Gentlemen
- Author
- Burnham, Clara Louise
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Henry A. Sumner & Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, Illinois
- Date Published
- 1881
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Clara Louise Burnham novels first edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian and Collectible;
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About the Seller
Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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Spray, Oregon
About Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
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