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LAUREL - CROWNED LETTERS OF HORACE WALPOLE: The Best Letters of Horace Walpole
de Anna B McMahan
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine
- Librería
-
Los Angeles , California, United States
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[HORACE WALPOLE]. ANNA B. MCMAHAN. EDITOR. LAUREL - CROWNED LETTERS OF HORACE WALPOLE: THE BEST LETTERS OF HORACE WALPOLE. A.C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1890. First Edition. Book Condition: Fine / Near Fine. In original publisher's brown cloth, titles and decorations stamped in gilt on cover and spine, with A.C. McClurg acorn logo stamped in gilt at tail of spine. Mild fraying, rubbing at head of spine and corner extremities, pages are clean and binding tight. Neat owners inscription(s) on first endpapers and pastedown. Horace Walpole is known as the father of very first Gothic Novel; The Castle of Otranto. Not a reprint and not a facsimile copy. Scarce biography of author's letters from a well known publisher, collectible. 305 pgs. 16 mo.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Astro Trader Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 1000-303
- Título
- LAUREL - CROWNED LETTERS OF HORACE WALPOLE
- Autor
- Anna B McMahan
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- A.C. McClurg & Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- Chicago
- Fecha de publicación
- 1890
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- Horace Walpole, letters, gothic fiction, antiquarian, biography
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Antiquarian; Biography;
- Size
- 12mo
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Astro Trader Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2020
Los Angeles , California
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
