[Collins, Wilkie] Man and Wife
by Collins, Wilkie
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1870. First American edition. First American edition. Original brown cloth, gilt spine. July ads (earliest). Sl. stain endpapers, foxing, overall clean and tight gilt on spine bright. The first American issue has become quite scarce.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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- Bookseller
- Nudelman Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 993
- Title
- [Collins, Wilkie] Man and Wife
- Author
- Collins, Wilkie
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1870
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Nudelman Rare Books
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Seattle, Washington
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About Nudelman Rare Books
Specializing in Fine Bindings By Noted Bookbinders; High Spots and Inscribed Copies of Important 19th-20th Century English and American Literature; Autograph Letters and Manuscripts; Fine Press Books; Unusual and Rare Children's and Illustrated; Art Nouveau; Pre-Raphaelite Poetry and Associations; Jugendstil, Wiener Werkstatte; 1890's.Long-standing rare book dealer established in 1979, in Seattle, Washington specializing in the highest quality fine and rare books, primarily from the 18th through 20th Centuries. We value your patronage and would love to have you join our mailing list where we offer illustrated catalogs twice a year by PDF (with copious photos of content). All books are guaranteed as described, and returnable within 7 days for any reason. By Appointment Only.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- SL.
- slight