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The Maker of Moons
by Chambers, Robert W
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1896. A collection of eight stories, some in the weird or supernatural vein. Chambers' first collection following his most famous work, "The King in Yellow," published the previous year. Light blue boards with gold, cream and orange imprint on the cover. Bumped and rubbed with a touch of wear at the corners and spine ends. Gilt to the upper edge of the text block. Spine damp stained with a bit of wrinkling, not affecting the boards or text block. Hinges loose with a bookplate to the front pastedown and light foxing to the end papers.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Speed, Lancelot (Frontispiece).
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Details
- Bookseller
- MLC Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 170773
- Title
- The Maker of Moons
- Author
- Chambers, Robert W
- Illustrator
- Speed, Lancelot (Frontispiece)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Bookseller catalogs
- Short Stories/Essays; Fiction;
Terms of Sale
MLC Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
MLC Books
Biblio member since 2009
Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
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- Bookplate
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- First Edition
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
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