Out of the Hurly-Burly or Life in an Odd Corner
by Adeler, Max ( Charles Heber Clark)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: P. Garrett & Co., 1879. Later Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7 1/2" X 5. Arthur B. Frost, Fred B. Schell, Wm. L. Sheppard, Ed. B. Bensell. Max Adeler was the pseudonym of Charles Clark(copyright 1874) of the Saturday Evening Post. This is a later edition of his first book and also the debut of Arthur B. Frost. Book has nearly four hundred illustrations. Brown cloth boards are black blindstamped and feature gilt text on front and spine. Gilt decorations on front portray a parade of oddly matched individuals as well as a dog that has his teeth set in the calf of a diving swimmer whose clothes are neatly laid out on the ground beside him. Boards have beveled edges and are scuffed at their extremities. 398 pp. Dark brown ep's have fon and are dated 1927. Also fon stamped on top right of Title Page. Book is tight and square. Verso of dedication:" Fun is the most conservative element of society, and it ought to be cherished and encouraged by all lawful means. People never plot mischief when they are merry. Laughter is an enemy to malice, a foe to scandal and a friend to every virtue. It promotes good temper, enlivens the heart and brightens the intellect." A great reason to buy this book! Digital pictures available on request. Bookseller's Inventory # 091003
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001003
- Title
- Out of the Hurly-Burly or Life in an Odd Corner
- Author
- Adeler, Max ( Charles Heber Clark)
- Illustrator
- Arthur B. Frost, Fred B. Schell, Wm. L. Sheppard, Ed. B. Bensell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Publisher
- P. Garrett & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1879
- Size
- 7 1/2" X 5
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
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Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- FON
- Former Owner's Name. Indicates that the previous owner of the book has written their name in the book.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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