American Authors in Prose and Poetry in Twelve Volumes (Complete)
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel; Emerson, Ralph Waldo; Longfellow, Henry W.; Bryant, William Cullen; Holmes, Oliver Wendell; Lowell, James Russell; Whittier, John Greenleaf
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Steelton, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: P.F. Collier & Son, 1903. The complete 12-volume set is in Very Good condition. The books are bound in a powder-blue cloth with gilt spine titles. Each book has a single black-and-white frontis illustration. The bindings are tight and the pages are clean without foxing. Volume 11 (Whittier) has some scratch marks on the rear cover. They all show light soiling and light rubbing on spine tips. The first six volumes contain all the major works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. (They include Introductions, such as "The Scarlet Letter" has an Introduction by Julian Hawthorne.) Volumes 7-9 include Emerson's essays, poems, and lectures, plus a biography of him by Richard Garnett. Volume 10 includes the poems of Longfellow and Bryant. Volume 11includes the poems of Holes and Lowell. Volume 12 is devoted to Whittier's poems. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Frontispiece Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Grimalkin Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002398
- Title
- American Authors in Prose and Poetry in Twelve Volumes (Complete)
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel; Emerson, Ralph Waldo; Longfellow, Henry W.; Bryant, William Cullen; Holmes, Oliver Wendell; Lowell, James Russell; Whittier, John Greenleaf
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- P.F. Collier & Son
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- 19th Century American Literature, Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Literature;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Grimalkin Books
Grimalkin Books is located in Steelton, Pennsylvania, the first town south of Harrisburg. We specialize in older, unusual books and sets, often literary, artistic, or historical. "Grimalkin" is old English for an old gray cat, mainly because the owner, Bob Amsel, is a cat lover. All books subject to prior sale. Payment must be received within 10 days of the order or item will be returned to stock. We accept money orders, bank checks, personal checks (allow time to clear), PayPal or MasterCard/Visa through Biblio's credit card processing service. International orders must be paid in US dollars and can be paid via PayPal, credit card (through ABE), or International Postal Money Order. Your purchase will be carefully packaged to protect it during shipping. Books may not be returned just because the buyer has changed his mind. Only books with actual defects that were not mentioned by the seller in the listing may be returned. Please insure returns for their full value.
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