The house of pride and other tales of Hawaii
by London. Jack
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Macmillan, 1912. Hardcover. v, 232p., [vi] ads, frontispiece illustration in b&w by Mac M. Pease inserted, very good first edition as per Sisson page 62 and BAL 11936, green cloth boards with thatched roof cottage and palms at water's edge on front cover in blue, black and white, front titles white, all very bright and clear, spine illustration and titles in blue and white with titles bright but rubbing to vignette and publisher at tail. A very nice copy of a relatively uncommon title.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 191320
- Title
- The house of pride and other tales of Hawaii
- Author
- London. Jack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1912
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern first edition; Labor - American; 1910S; Hawaii;
Terms of Sale
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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- Cloth
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- Vignette
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- BAL
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- First Edition
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