Black Beetles in Amber
de BIERCE, Ambrose
- Usado
- First
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- Librería
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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Sobre este artículo
San Francisco: Western Authors Publishing Company, 1892. First Edition. Second issue, in printed wrapper by Johnson & Emigh, San Francisco. Octavo (19cm). In original tan paper wraps, printed in black; 280pp; publisher's ads to rear wrapper; frontispiece portrait. Wrappers largely intact with tiny chips at edges, front cover with long splits at upper and lower joint, spine chipped and cracked, with minor loss at tail, discoloration along joints; one leaf detached (p.133-4), prelims lightly toned, but overall a Very Good copy.
The scarce second issue of the first edition of Bierce's collected poetry, uncommon in the trade in this condition. BAL 1111. STARRETT 10. GAER p.12.
The scarce second issue of the first edition of Bierce's collected poetry, uncommon in the trade in this condition. BAL 1111. STARRETT 10. GAER p.12.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 55056
- Título
- Black Beetles in Amber
- Autor
- BIERCE, Ambrose
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Western Authors Publishing Company
- Lugar de publicación
- San Francisco
- Fecha de publicación
- 1892
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Literature Before 1900;
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Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
Sobre Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Edges
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 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,...
- BAL
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- First Edition
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