The Stories of O. Henry
by O. Henry
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, Conn: Easton Press, 1979. Red leather. Binding with gilt decorations and accents of 22kt gold. All edges gilt, satinn ribbon marker, silk endpapers, 5 raised bands on spine. From collection Masterpieces of American Literature, now out of print. Bookplate centered on verso of front free endpaper. No other imperfections. . Collector's Edition. Full-Leather. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by John Groth . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004736
- Title
- The Stories of O. Henry
- Author
- O. Henry
- Illustrator
- John Groth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Conn
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classic Authors;
Terms of Sale
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Books sent out within 24 - 48 hours upon receipt of order. Return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives that is not as described.
About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
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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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...