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The Verdendorps: A Novel

by Verdendorp, Basil

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About This Item

Chicago: Charles M. Hertig, 1880. HB. Green blindstamped cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 12mo, 376 pp., yellow endpapers. Fictional account of the head of a shipping and railroad family and the contesting of the father's will upon his death. Based on the events surrounding the death of Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877), and possibly written by his second son, Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt, who contested the will that left the bulk of the estate to his older brother William. From The Literary World, November 5, 1880: this book is "an attack upon the Vanderbilt family...Two Boston printers declined to print or publish it through fear of suits for libel; and one of them destroyed the stereotype plates prepared for its production." Wright, L.H. Amer. Fiction, 1876-1900, 5672. Small stamped pair of feet (?) on ffep, no other marks in book, binding tight. Covers show very minor edge wear. Book condition VG. Scarce work, OCLC locates 6 copies.

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Bookseller
Parker's Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Verdendorps: A Novel
Author
Verdendorp, Basil
Format/Binding
HB
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Charles M. Hertig
Place of Publication
Chicago
Date Published
1880
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FFEP
A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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...
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....
VG
Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...

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