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Dear John-:, Nash Buckingham's Letters to John Bailey
by Evans, George Bird, Ed
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- hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +
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South Haven, Michigan
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About This Item
Old Hemlock, 1984. Limited. Hardcover. Very Good +. Old Hemlock, 1984. "This is Number 222 of the first five hundred seventy-five copies." Inscribed on half title page by George Evans to owner of #222, "For J.....Like one of his days at evening, beautiful for the fullness of the day. George Bird Evans, Old Hemlock, October 1884." Illustrated with black and white photos of Nash and of Buckingham. Blue cloth with George Bird Evans name in very bright gilt on front board, title in gilt on spine edge. Attached pink ribbon bookmark. Spine edge has faded some but gilt still has some shine and lettering is very clear. No wear to book. A tiny bit of dust soiling to top page edges and just a hint of foxing to top and front page edges. Binding of book is very tight. Interior of book except for inscription is unmarked and clean throughout. Light green slipcase has faded and also has some browning along top and front edges. Lower front corner has been lightly bumped, but this bump did not affect corner of book itself. Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Good +.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black River Books
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- Bookseller Inventory #
- 029575
- Title
- Dear John-:, Nash Buckingham's Letters to John Bailey
- Author
- Evans, George Bird, Ed
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Old Hemlock
- Date published
- 1984
- Bookseller catalogs
- Abe;
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About Black River Books
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- half title
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- inscribed
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- Cloth
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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...[more]
- spine
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- title page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...[more]
- 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...[more]
- tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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