Occidental Gleanings
by HEARN, LAFCADIO
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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DUNEDIN, Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
William Heinemann 1925. two volume set, some pages uncut, octavo, blue buckram boards with gilt lettering and rule to spine, blind rule to boards, blind-stamped device to rear boards, (I) xlii + 275pp (II) ix + 289pp, VG (pencil markings to eps, tanning esp. to eps, occasional foxing esp. to prelims and page edges, light bruising to head and tail of spine), lacks d/w
Synopsis
This is a two volume collection of works that were originally published as editorials in several newspapers. Volume one is a collection originally published in newspapers in Cincinnati, Ohio. Volume Two is a collection originally published in newspapers in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hard To Find Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 131025
- Title
- Occidental Gleanings
- Author
- HEARN, LAFCADIO
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann 1925
- Keywords
- lafcadio hearn travel japan japanese culture history
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
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- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
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