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Plays
by Checkhov, Anton
- Used
- Condition
- Fine. Clean, tight, unread copy. Pristine but for a bit of fading to eges of end papers, as is common in these editions.
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1979. Leather bound. Fine. Clean, tight, unread copy. Pristine but for a bit of fading to eges of end papers, as is common in these editions.. Darkest evergreen leather/boards with elaborate gilt decoration all around. Gilt lettering and four raised bands on spine. All edges gilt. Silk moire end papers with matching, sewn-in satin place-holder ribbon. No dust jacket, as issued. 339 pp. with illustrations by Elisaveta Fen, including a decorartive title page. Limited Edition published for the subscribers to The Collector's Library of The World's Best-Loved Books. This is the real leather edition of this 1979 title.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 161634
- Title
- Plays
- Author
- Checkhov, Anton
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine. Clean, tight, unread copy. Pristine but for a bit of fading to eges of end papers, as is common in these editions.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Gallimaufry; Franklin Library; Anton Chekhov ; Anton Checkhov ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Biblio member since 2004
Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
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