THE MARTIAN
by Du Maurier, George
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Salisbury, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Harper& Row, 1898. First Edition Limited. Hardcover. Near Fine. Large paper limited edition, this 226 of 250 copies. Stout 8vo, light green linen over quarter vellum, gilt spine titles, gte, sides untrimmed. Frontispiece portrait from a photograph by Barrauds, 22 illustrations, 6 with facsimiles of pencil studies. vii + 476p. Some soiling to edges of covers, internals fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011214
- Title
- THE MARTIAN
- Author
- Du Maurier, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Limited
- Publisher
- Harper& Row
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- , ,
Terms of Sale
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
returns within 10 days of purchase
About the Seller
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Salisbury, Connecticut
About Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
19thC cottage surrounded by gardens in small CT village in foothills of Berkshires. 2 hr drive from Manhattan, 2:45 from Boston. Open Sat 11-5 and Sun 12-4, and by chance or appointment M- F. We are usually here weekdays but please call ahead to confirm. Curated general selection 6000 titles, emphasis on architetcure/design, landscape/gardening, arts, photography, illustrated, American literature, Litchfield County, fine bindings, decorative arts.
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- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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...