New York, London: G. P. Putnam's Sons; The Knickerbocker Press, 1896. First edition. Frontispiece by Lancelot Speed. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue decorated cloth, some soiling and rubbing, short crack along upper inner hinge, some spotting and light soiling, mostly of endpapers, else a good copy. From the library of Laura Mary Burgess Weyant with her label. First edition. Frontispiece by Lancelot Speed. 1 vols. 8vo. Bleiler 365; Bleiler "Writers" p. 745; Wright Fiction 3: 974

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Bookseller: James Cummins Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 18742
Title: The Maker of Moons
Author: Chambers, Robert W
Format/Binding: Frontispiece by Lancelot Speed. 1 vols. 8vo
Book Condition: Used - Original blue decorated cloth, some soiling and rubbing, short crack along upper inner hinge, some spotting and light soiling, m
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons; The Knickerbocker Press
Place of Publication: New York, London
Date Published: 1896
Keywords: Science Fiction / Fantasy
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;

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Founded in 1978 by James Cummins, the firm has grown to include two New Jersey locations as well as the main store at 699 Madison Avenue (between 62nd and 63rd Streets) in New York City.Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (During July & August, until 4:00 p.m. on Fridays.)The Madison Avenue store is a seventh-floor oasis for book-lovers, a quiet and pleasantly furnished book room with a carefully chosen, expertly catalogued and broad-based selection of fine and rare books, autographs, manuscripts, and works of art. We have built notable private collections for American and international clients. Our stock is always changing, and our steady input from private buying and public auctions assures our clients of new surprises (and temptations!) at each visit. Our stock covers a wide range of collecting interests, with particular emphasis in the following fields: British and American Literature, Sporting Books, Private Press and Illustrated Books, 19th-Century Color Plate Books, Americana, Travel, Sets and Fine Bindings, History, and Authors' Manuscripts and Letters. Our catalogued inventory exceeds 50,000 titles, much of which can be searched on the internet. In addition, our New Jersey warehouse contains over 400,000 books in all subject areas. We might have the books you're looking for.

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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...
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.
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