The Complete Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne, with Portraits, Illustrations, and Facsimiles in Twenty-Two Volumes [Old Manse Edition].
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
Boston, MA Houghton Mifflin, 1900. Hardcover Very Good+: all volumes at least Very Good, almost all Very Good+: all show very light wear to the extremities; several volumes show a bit of rubbing toward the heel of the back strip; a couple volumes have been inexpertly "cut", leaving jagged outside edges on a few pages. Volumes I & III show a very faint stain from a drip of water at the backstrip. Else only very minor rubbing or scuffing. Bindings are all square and secure; text clean. Remains a clean, sturdy, and quite presentable set of 22 volumes. 8vo. Crimson cloth over boards with Gilt Titles at Back Strip. Top Edges Gilt. Volumes 14 and 16 Copyright 1904, the rest 1900. No difference in the binding or appearance. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.
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- Bookseller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42602
- Title
- The Complete Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne, with Portraits, Illustrations, and Facsimiles in Twenty-Two Volumes [Old Manse Edition].
- Author
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin,
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1900.
- Bookseller catalogs
- English Literature; American Literature; Classic American Fiction; Classic American Literature; American Popular Fiction; Vintage Popular Fiction;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.