The Pride of Palomar
by Kyne, Peter B
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Rochester, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1921. Book. Illus. by Ballinger, H. R.. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition Thus, First Printing. 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾. Publisher's light green cloth with black stamping on front board and spine. 'The Pride of Palomar' is most recently listed book on author's bibliography page. Boards clean and solid; edges crisp, corners sharp. Spine head and heel lightly rubbed and bumped. Square spine; tight binding, no loose pages. Interior lightly toned; clean. DJ not price clipped ($.75); toned with edge wear. DJ front cover with 1" closed tear at bottom. DJ back cover with 1/4" chip at bottom edge and along spine edge; 1.5" closed tear with some loss and creasing along top edge. DJ spine with rubbing and chipping at spine head; some chipping and rubbing at spine heel. Beautiful western scene of woman riding horse on front cover. Photographs available upon request.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Small World Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 065843
- Title
- The Pride of Palomar
- Author
- Kyne, Peter B
- Illustrator
- Ballinger, H. R.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition Thus, First Printing
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- NOVEL FICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
- Size
- 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾
Terms of Sale
Small World Books, LLC
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Small World Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2011
Rochester, New York
About Small World Books, LLC
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- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...