With over 9,000 such titles in our inventory, it is one of the largest ¿for sale¿ collections of such material in the world. Inscribed When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been. Recent Examples on the Web Now all three of those competitors are kaput, felled by runs on deposits during the biggest banking crisis in a decade and a half.

Read through our tips, hints, and information on collecting books signed or inscribed by the author or illustrator.By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. When remonstrated with, they just laughed and said: " kaput czar, kaput Russia— kaput tout," and that is all there was to it. French players originally used the term capot to describe both big winners and big losers in piquet. We strive to provide a large, high quality, and diverse collection of fiction published primarily before the Second World War and with their original dustjackets.

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