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The Villa Desiree and Other Uncanny Stories
by Sinclair, May
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Ash Tree Press, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Sinclair, May : The Villa Desiree and Other Uncanny Stories. Ashcroft (BC, CAN) : Ash-Tree Press, 2008. First edition/limited edition (400 copies). ISBN 9781553101147. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color dj features art by Jason Zerrillo. Lightly patterned cream endpapers. Xx pp prelim material, 229 numbered pp, three w/o numbers following. Introduction by Rebeccah Kinnamon Neff, 17 tales (originally published 1910s-30s), colophon. Condition notes: A clean, tight, copy, just off square, no notes or highlighting; light wear to dj and boards. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Furrowed Brow Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 221003010
- Title
- The Villa Desiree and Other Uncanny Stories
- Author
- Sinclair, May
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ash Tree Press
- Date Published
- 2008
- Weight
- 1.06 lbs
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Furrowed Brow Books' goal is to offer an eclectic selection, while providing specialty offerings in Eastern Orthodoxy and Byzantine civilization, theology, Christian mysticism, science fiction/fantasy (Inklings emphasis), and military history.
We're happy to discuss making an offer on a collection in one of our specialty areas.
Dealer discount of 20%; we simply ask that you reciprocate with a discount of 20%.
Thanks for stopping by!
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- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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....
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