The Streets of Ascalon : episodes in the unfinished life of Richard Quarren, Esq.
by Chambers, Robert W
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: D. Appleton and Company, 1912. Book. Illus. by Gibons, Charles Dana. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Small Octavo. x + 441 pp, more than 25 b&w illustrations. ffep, fly, and frontis creased across right foreconer, Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, red cloth covered boards. 5.3" x 7.6" red cloth boards with gilt spine & cover letters..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007052
- Title
- The Streets of Ascalon : episodes in the unfinished life of Richard Quarren, Esq.
- Author
- Chambers, Robert W
- Illustrator
- Gibons, Charles Dana
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1912
- Keywords
- early 20th century fiction - USA novel and short story author b. 1865 - d. 1933
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
- Size
- Small Octavo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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- FFEP
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- First Edition
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