John Gayther's Garden and The Stories Told Therein (First Printing)
by Stockton, Frank
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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LA QUINTA, California, United States
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About This Item
NEW YORK: SCRIBNER's, 1902. First American Edition . Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. From the recently auctioned collection of M. B. and Adrian Goldstone--with the penciled signature of M. B. Goldstone on the front free endpaper. A superb and just about fine copy in green cloth with gilt lettering and decorations as well as a solid gilt top edge still in marvelous condition. Uncut fore edge pages and quality paper--from the publishing period where the covers were works of art in themselves. 12 stories by Stockton and 8 illustrations including the frontispiece--which is still protected in the original paper tissue guard. Original owners name in ink to the front free endpaper as well as their bookplate to the front pastedown. A solid tight and clean copy--in remarkably collectable condition. The Goldstone's were eminent collector's of early 20th Century fiction as well as Steinbeck's bibliographer.
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- Bookseller
- Classic First Editions
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- cfe13375
- Title
- John Gayther's Garden and The Stories Told Therein (First Printing)
- Author
- Stockton, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- SCRIBNER's
- Place of Publication
- NEW YORK
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- FICTION STORIES
- Bookseller catalogs
- M.B. Goldstone Collection;
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LA QUINTA, California
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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