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THE GREEN FLAG AND OTHER STORIES OF WAR AND SPORT
by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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UPLAND, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder & Company, 1900. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. THE GREEN FLAG AND OTHER STORIES OF WAR AND SPORT by A. Conan Doyle. Published in London in 1900 by Smith, Elder & Co. First Edition. Frontispiece at front, advertisements at back. Scarce. The author's preface states: It is difficult to make a volume of short stories homogeneous, but these have this in common, that they concern themselves with war and sport - a fact which may commend them to the temper of the times. Such as they are, I have chosen them as the fittest survivors out of the tales which I have written during the last six years. A. Conan Doyle Undershaw, Hindhead, February 18th, 1900 Occasional small, light foxing. Ink stain to bottom edge of text block which does not affect text. Pencil note on free front endpaper. Corners are not bumped. Binding is tight. Deckled edges. Half leather in red over red cloth. Spine with five raised bands and gilt lettering
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cedar Tree Antiques
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 114919
- Title
- THE GREEN FLAG AND OTHER STORIES OF WAR AND SPORT
- Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Pages
- 348
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Cedar Tree Antiques
Biblio member since 2022
UPLAND, California
About Cedar Tree Antiques
Cedar Tree Antiques has been selling art, antiques and books since 1992, throughout Southern California.
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Edges
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- Text Block
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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