The Third Violet
by Crane, Stephen
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. About Very Good. Early leather binding with five raised bands, dulled gilt on the spine, rubbed at the hinges. Square and firmly bound but with the first few leaves becoming loose, original cloth cover bound-in at the rear, bookplates inside the front board and on the front endpaper. Crane's attempt at a romance novel, with contemporary critics calling it "vacuous trifle," and "as inane a story of summer resort flirtations as was ever written.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3569
- Title
- The Third Violet
- Author
- Crane, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- American Literature, Romance
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- First Edition
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- Leaves
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