A Japanese Nightingale
by Watanna, Onoto (Winifred Reeve)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Helena, Montana, United States
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About This Item
Harper & Brothers, 1901. Hardcover. Very Good. Early printing 1902, very good cloth hardcover (no dust jacket) is green cloth with gilt letter to cover and spine along with attractive illustration to cover as well, shows rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, scratch to rear cover, bit of weakness along front hinge, couple of very light internal splits, some paper loss at edges of a few pages where they were cut, and soem other mild trace wear. 226 pages very nicely illustrated by Genjiro Yeto with three illustrated color plates and drawings to pages. Solid and still attractive copy of this successful work from Reeve written as Watanna that was later turned into a film of the same name.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Barker Books & Vintage (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20577
- Title
- A Japanese Nightingale
- Author
- Watanna, Onoto (Winifred Reeve)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Date Published
- 1901
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Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Barker Books & Vintage
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Helena, Montana
About Barker Books & Vintage
Welcome to Barker Books & Vintage. We are a brick and mortar retailer of carefully selected books and other paper related product, located in Helena, Montana. We use our office mainly to buy books but are willing to allow perusal of inventory upon request. Our special emphasis on quality books includes a broad range of titles with particular interest given to those being uncommon or collectible. We have been in business close to twenty five years including our new home in Montana. Please call with any questions.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...