The monk and the hangman's daughter
by Bierce, Ambrose ( From the library of John Quinn with his bookplate by Jack B. Yeats )
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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About This Item
Chicago: F. J. Schulte & Company, 1892. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, pp. 165, 1 adverts First Issue in original black-stamped yellow wraps, bound within, red leather boards, marble end pages, gilt to top edge of text block. Front and rear hinges, cracked. still solidly bound. Internally clean pages, light staining to the bottom of two plates. From the library of John Quinn with his bookplate by Jack B. Yeats to verso of front board, small label to rear indicating the book was bound at Paul Elder and Morgan Shephard, San Francisco..
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- Bookseller
- Kelleher Rare Books (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015712
- Title
- The monk and the hangman's daughter
- Author
- Bierce, Ambrose ( From the library of John Quinn with his bookplate by Jack B. Yeats )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- F. J. Schulte & Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- Bierce, Ambrose, FIRST EDITION,The monk and the hangman's daughter
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...