THE IDIOT AT HOME
by Bangs, John Kendrick
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1900. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Frontispiece portrait, with illustrations by F.T. Richards. First edition, second state. The second book in the author's Idiot series. John Kendrick Bangs (1862-1922) was an American author and satirist, and the creator of modern Bangsian fantasy, the school of fantasy writing that sets the plot wholly or partially in the afterlife. Inscribed and dated by the author on the front flyleaf. Original brown cloth binding, with decorative white stamping. A near fine copy. Inscribed by Author.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47135
- Title
- THE IDIOT AT HOME
- Author
- Bangs, John Kendrick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- Humorous, Literature, Humor, Satire, Comedy, John Kendrick Bangs, Signed Copy
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...