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THE LOST WORD- A Christmas Legend Of Long Ago
by Henry Van Dyke
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG++/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Mansonville, Quebec, Canada
Item Price
NZ$136.09NZ$108.87
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1898. THE LOST WORD- A Christmas Legend Of Long Ago- Henry Van Dyke- Photogravures From Original Drawings by Corwin K. Linson- Charles Scribner's Sons-NY- 1898- 1st Edition-1st Printing- date on title and coyright pages- Hardcover:-8vo- VG++/ no dj as issued- original publishers olive green cloth, dark gree and gilt floral design with blocked title and author in gilt, on cover and spine- top page edges gilt, others rough-cut-line sunning on spine but titles clear- textblock and spine are square and tight with only light rubbing;- 4 blank, (i-xiv] including frontis, [1-2], 3-72, 4 blank.- are clean, no tears or writing, with 4 photogravures on heavy card stock with glassine from original drawings by Linson- Cover design by Amy Richards- SEE PHOTOS- "A novelette by Van Dyke with religious and Christmas overtones for young and old alike."- A real nice book- Fiction-religious-Christmas-classic-illustrated (2935) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Fine Binding. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Corwin K. Linson. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- jakoll
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2935
- Title
- THE LOST WORD- A Christmas Legend Of Long Ago
- Author
- Henry Van Dyke
- Illustrator
- Corwin K. Linson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- 1st Edition-1st Printing
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- Fiction-religious-Christmas-classic-illustrated
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
jakoll
Payment must be received within 7 working days. Payments by cheque will be held 10 working days to clear. Full refund of purchase price only if item has been misdescribed as pertains to condition. Mailing costs non-refundable. Item must be returned in the same condition as it was originally sent out for refund conditions to apply.
About the Seller
jakoll
Biblio member since 2007
Mansonville, Quebec
About jakoll
We specialize in Modern 1st Edition, Children's books, Vintage classics, vinyl records, original movie posters, sports cards, comics, postage stamps and coins.We only sell online at this time and have been doing so for over 30 years.
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- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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