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The Two Destinies

Name: The Two Destinies
Price: 197.98 NZD
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Author: Collins, Wilkie

by Collins, Wilkie

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Hardcover
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Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1876. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo., (4),312pp., Solid First American Edition published just after the British Edition in the same year. Publisher's original green cloth with titles in gilt on spine and facsimile signature of the author in gilt on the front board. Tissue-guarded frontis illustrations and several other full-page b&w illustrations. Square and solid with strong hinges. Scattered foxing throughout. Fairly moderate rubbing to edges, surfaces, and tips. A very respectable collectable copy at a great price. (Hubin p. 88).

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For a moment the horror of the discovery turned me faint and giddy. In another instant I was kneeling by her chair. My arm was round her - her head lay on my shoulder. She was past speaking, past crying out: she trembled silently, and that was all. I said nothing. No words passed my lips, no tears came to my relief. I held her to me; and she let me hold her. The child, devouring its bread-and-butter at a little round table, stared at us. The boy, on his knees before the grate, mending the fire, stared at us. And the slow minutes lagged on; and the buzzing of a fly in a corner was the only sound in the room.

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Bookseller: Brenner's Collectable Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 014543
Title: The Two Destinies
Author: Collins, Wilkie
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket, As Issued
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First U.S. Edition
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1876
Bookseller catalogs: Mystery/Suspense/Crime Drama;

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About Brenner's Collectable Books

35 Plus years buying and selling collectable books. Member ABAA, ILAB, IOBA.
An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always!.
Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.

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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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Facsimile: An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...