New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1898. Published 1898. One volume of the series titled, Stories by English Authors. Chocolate brown cloth with gilt spine lettering, J.M. Barrie frontis portrait with protective tissue, 186 pages. The book is in very good condition with very mildly rubbed spine ends and corners, light overall surface rubbing, sound text block, good hinges, vaguely two-toned endpapers, otherwise clean pages with no names or other markings. Contents: The Inconsiderate Waiter by J.M. Barrie; The Black Poodle by F. Anstey; That Brute Simmons by Arthur Morrison; A Rose of the Ghetto by I. Zangwill; An Idyl of London by Beatrice Harraden; The Omnibus by 'Q'; and The Hired Baby by Marie Correlli. . Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Resource Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 043247
Title: Stories By English Authors : London
Author: Various Authors
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1898
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Keywords: THE BLACK POODLE WAITERS OMNIBUSES J.M. BARRIE PORTRAIT LONDON SHORT STORIES ANSTEY MORRISON ZANGWILL HARRADEN 'Q' CORRELLI
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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....
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...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...