A Voice From the Congo
by WARD, Hebert
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Scribner's, 1910. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. 6 x 9 in. xvi, 330 pp. Very good in the original hunter green cloth boards with bright gilt titling and gentle rubbing and wear along the corners and lower edges. The front hinge is cracked but the binding remains firm and the pages are clean and free of foxing. An early century expose complete with illustrations and photographs by Ward.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bagatelle Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5562
- Title
- A Voice From the Congo
- Author
- WARD, Hebert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Scribner's
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1910
Terms of Sale
Bagatelle Books, IOBA
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About the Seller
Bagatelle Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2019
Asheville, North Carolina
About Bagatelle Books, IOBA
We are a brick-and-mortar independent bookstore in West Asheville, North Carolina.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...