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The Wind in the Rose-Bush and other stories of the supernatural
by Mary E. Wilkins (Freeman)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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About This Item
New York. USA: Doubleday Page and Company, 1903. Book. Illus. by Peter Newell. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First American Edition, First Printing. This is a true first American edition, first printing (first impression) Octavo, pp. 3-237, eight inserted plates with illustrations by Peter Newell, original pictorial light green cloth, front panel with floral decoration. Dulling to spine, and board edges, bookplate of previous owner to front inner board, heavy rubbing to top and base of spine, tight binding, internally clean. .
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- Bookseller
- Kelleher Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015651
- Title
- The Wind in the Rose-Bush and other stories of the supernatural
- Author
- Mary E. Wilkins (Freeman)
- Illustrator
- Peter Newell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday Page and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York. USA
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- The Wind in the Rose-Bush and other stories of the supernatural,Mary E. Wilkins (Freeman),first edition
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About the Seller
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Naas, Kildare
About Kelleher Rare Books
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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