Tales of the Argonauts, and Other Sketches
by HARTE, Bret
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1875. First Edition. First state, bulking 13/16". 12mo (18.5cm). Original terra cotta publisher's cloth, blind frame to boards, titled in gilt on spine; chocolate brown coated endpapers; [iv], 283pp. Sturdy and fresh, albeit with minor wear and dirt to cloth, hinges cracked, internally clean: Good or better. A pleasing copy of this collection of stories of the California Gold Rush. BAL 7280.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54405
- Title
- Tales of the Argonauts, and Other Sketches
- Author
- HARTE, Bret
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1875
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mines / Miners / UMWA; Literature Before 1900;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- 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...
- 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...