A Double Barrelled Detective Story
by Mark Twain [Samuel Clemens]; Lucius Hitchcock [illus.]
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1902. Near Fine. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1902. First Edition. Octavo. 179 pp. Red cloth stamped in gilt; top edge gilt; endpapers printed in olive with front pastedown in state A and remaining in B, with no priority given. A touch of rubbing to edges of boards and mild sunning to spine. Binding is sound. Stamp "UKA - P.ES" to rear pastedown and interior else unmarked. Near Fine.
[BAL 3471].
[BAL 3471].
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29372
- Title
- A Double Barrelled Detective Story
- Author
- Mark Twain [Samuel Clemens]; Lucius Hitchcock [illus.]
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1902
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.