Creatures That Once Were Men
de Gorky, Maxim
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Muy bueno/No Jacket
- Librería
-
Chico, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London: Alston Rivers, 1905. Gorky wrote this novella in 1897. This is a Very Good copy of the Second Edition (stated; published just one week after the First) of the first English version. Translation from the Russian by J.K.M. Shirazi. With an Introduction by G.K. Chesterton. Not a common title. Yellow cloth binding with red titling and decorations on the front cover; red titling on the spine. Clean text; 94 pages, with two pages of publisher's adverts in the rear; there is a bit of underlining, mainly to the Introduction. There are actually two title pages; the first is a striking print by Henry Ospovat (1877-1909). Mildly bumped; spine darkened with rubbing to head and foot; small stain on front cover.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Henry Osporat. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 005086
- Título
- Creatures That Once Were Men
- Autor
- Gorky, Maxim
- Ilustrador
- Henry Osporat
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Edición
- Second Edition
- Editorial
- Alston Rivers
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1905
- Tamaño
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Modern Literature;
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Sobre el vendedor
Quercus Rare Books
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Chico, California
Sobre Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
