Special Delivery : A Packet of Replies [SIGNED]
by Cabell, Branch
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Collectible-Fine (-)/Good (+)
- Seller
-
Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1933 272 pp.; HB. A limited edition of 207, 169 for the trade, this is No. 39, signed by Cabell on the registration page. Pages: clean, bright, tight, f.e. deckled; t.e. slightly dusty. Cover: silver paper over boards, brittle vellum spine and tips; black logo front, silver titles spine; spine lightly tanned, crack to +- 1/4 of front hinge, minimal wear, chip to head. Slipcase: silver with black logo per book; one seam split about 1/2 way. Letters tipped in throughout. We have a substantial Cabell collection.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Independent Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010566
- Title
- Special Delivery : A Packet of Replies [SIGNED]
- Author
- Cabell, Branch
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible-Fine (-)
- Jacket Condition
- Good (+)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited First Edition
- Publisher
- Robert M. McBride & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1933
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- Cabell, Limited Edition
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About the Seller
Independent Books
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Long Beach, Washington
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- 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....