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The Vanity Case
by Carolyn Wells
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press, 1926. Very Good. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press, 1926. First Edition. Octavo. 333 pages. Black cloth stamped in gilt. Lacks dust jacket.
Wells was an American poet , mystery author, and collector of Walt Whitman poetry. The Vanity Case is part of the Fleming Stone series.
Light wear to extremities with brief exposure. Gilt lettering is heavily dulled. Binding is sound. Loss to two leaves of preliminaries of a 2" x 3" section at bottom front corner. Pages otherwise toned but unmarked.
Wells was an American poet , mystery author, and collector of Walt Whitman poetry. The Vanity Case is part of the Fleming Stone series.
Light wear to extremities with brief exposure. Gilt lettering is heavily dulled. Binding is sound. Loss to two leaves of preliminaries of a 2" x 3" section at bottom front corner. Pages otherwise toned but unmarked.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8420
- Title
- The Vanity Case
- Author
- Carolyn Wells
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1926
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Leaves
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- G
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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