Ballads of New England
by Whittier, John Greenleaf
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co., 1870. Contemporary full pebbled morocco, gilt titles, raised bands, blind stamped decorative boards, a.e.g., inside dentelles, gauffred edges, marbled endpapers. (8 3/4" x 6"). 92 pages; 58 engraved illustrations and vignettes (two by Winslow Homer). BAL 22265. Front hinge fragile, showing some wear and rubbing, previous owner's gift inscription dated "Christmas 1869." Size: Octavo. Leather. Illus. by Winslow Homer.
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On Mar 3 2016, a reader said:
i love this..i have the 1869 gold design pages green leather bound! great deal!!!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000338
- Title
- Ballads of New England
- Author
- Whittier, John Greenleaf
- Illustrator
- Winslow Homer
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Fields, Osgood, & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1870
- Keywords
- WINSLOW HOMER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bound Books;
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About the Seller
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- 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...
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