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Vengeance Is Mine: Illustrations by John Henderson Betts, W. T. Smith, and R. Caton Woodville. Signed by the author.
by Balfour, Andrew
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: New Amsterdam Book Company, 1900. Author's Autograph Edition. Hardcover. Poor. 12mo. x, 307 pages, [4] pages of advertisements. Illustrations. Gray cloth hardcover with pasted down color illustrated portrait and blue title on the front cover. Blue title on the spine. Back cover is water damaged and soiled. Rear end sheets soiled. Front hinge cracked. Rear hinge broken. The title page and color frontispiece with tissue guard are loose. Loose additional illustration from another edition laid in by page 217. Loose illustration page 226. Label on the front paste down is signed by the author. This edition is limited to 250 copies and numbered 205. Poor condition due to water damage, hinges, etc.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19023
- Title
- Vengeance Is Mine
- Author
- Balfour, Andrew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Author's Autograph Edition
- Publisher
- New Amsterdam Book Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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,...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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