The Sign of Four.
de Arthur Conan Doyle
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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London, UK George Newnes, Ltd. , 1892. Leather Bound Bound in brown leather with five raised bands on the backstrip. All Edges Marbled. Marbled Endpapers. Quarter-Leather with Leather Corner Tips and Marbled Paper Panels.Very Good: shows moderate wear to the extremities, with three corner tips starting to rub through to the underlying board; the lower portion of the front hinge is just starting to split, but doesn't appear to endanger the integrity of the hinge; mild rubbing overall and a small area of scuffing to the lower mid-front panel; the very slightest spine lean; a former owner has placed a quite attractive bookplate overanother previous bookplate at the front pastedown endpaper. The binding remains secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or any other markings in the text. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.5 x 5 x 0.9 inches). 224 pages. Illustrated with Forty black & white illustrations by George Hutchinson. Gilt titles and designs at the backstrip. Bound in brown leather with five raised bands on the backstrip. All Edges Marbled. Marbled Endpapers. Language: English. Weight: 17.7 ounces. Third Edition (1891); Second Printing, with Illustrations (1892). Quarter-Leather with Leather Corner Tips and Marbled Paper Panels. This may be a privately produced leather binding, as we have a matching volume of "A Study in Scarlet", published by Ward, Lock, and Bowden and Co.
Sinopsis
The Sign of the Four (1890) (also called The Sign of Four) was the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 stories starring the fictional detective.
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- Black Cat Hill Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 52151
- Título
- The Sign of Four.
- Autor
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather Bound
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
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- Editorial
- George Newnes, Ltd. ,
- Lugar de publicación
- London, UK
- Fecha de publicación
- 1892.
- Catálogos del vendedor
- English Literature; Classic English Fiction; Fiction: Collectible Paperbacks; Vintage Popular Fiction; Modern Fiction First Editions;
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
