Grosset & Dunlap. Near Fine. 1912. Royalty edition. Early Printing. Hardcover. Two tiny tears at head of spine, light wear to corners of boards, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is dark green cloth with bright gilt to top edge of pages and titles on spine. No foxing, no other marks or interior damage. A beautiful copy of an early Tarkington novel. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. J3 .

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Bookseller: Sweet Beagle Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 32925
Title: The Guest of Quesnay
Author: Tarkington, Booth
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Edition: Royalty edition. Early Printing
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Date Published: 1912
Keywords: Fiction
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction, General;

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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....
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...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.