The Pursuit of the House-Boat
de Bangs, John Kendrick, Illustrated by Peter Newell
- Usado
- good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Good
- Librería
-
Staten Island, New York, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. First edition, probable first state (as per Blanck.) Original cloth with cover illustration in red, blu, black and brown. Illustrated with 23 [of 24] plates by P eter Newell. Plate called for at p. 154 lacking, apparently never bound in. Cloth age soiled and backstrip quite darkened. Spine slightly cocked. A good reading copy with wonderful Newell illustration s. BAL 731. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Sinopsis
Pursuit of the House-Boat (sometimes called In Pursuit of the House-Boat or The Pursuit of the House-Boat) is an 1897 novel by John Kendrick Bangs, and the second one to feature his Associated Shades take on Hell.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Great Expectations Rare Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 001551
- Título
- The Pursuit of the House-Boat
- Autor
- Bangs, John Kendrick, Illustrated by Peter Newell
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good
- Editorial
- Harper & Brothers
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1897
- Palabras clave
- PETER NEWELL, ILLUSTRATED HUMOR, FICTION, FIRST EDITION 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE
- Catálogos del vendedor
- 19th Century American Literature;
Términos de venta
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Staten Island, New York
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- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- 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...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
