The Salt of the Earth
by Lafargue, Philip [Pseudonym]; [Joseph Henry Philpot]
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Westminster: Archibald Constable and Company, 1895. First Edition. Very Good. First edition. 240 pp. Original crimson cloth with gilt lettering. Very Good with mottling to cloth, bumped corners, edge-rubbing; private ex libris on paste down, author's real name written in easily-erasable pencil on title page. A rare Decadent short story collection described in a positive contemporary review in The Practioner as "a plea for the degenerate.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140939598
- Title
- The Salt of the Earth
- Author
- Lafargue, Philip [Pseudonym]; [Joseph Henry Philpot]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Archibald Constable and Company
- Place of Publication
- Westminster
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- decadent era, Victorian
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Title Page
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- 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...