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Doctor Grimshawe's Secret. A Romance. Edited, with Preface and Notes by Julian Hawthorne]
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Bound by STIKEMAN & CO. in three quarter blue morocco, richly gilt spines, raised bands, t.e.g. From the library of Agnes Neusta
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: James R. Osgood, 1883. First edition, Large Paper copy, no. 109 of 250 copies. Frontispiece and vignette title leaf, inserted four-page facsimile manuscript, vignette title leaf printed in red, brown and black. 368 pp. 1 vols. Large 8vo. Bound by STIKEMAN & CO. in three quarter blue morocco, richly gilt spines, raised bands, t.e.g. From the library of Agnes Neustadt, with her bookplate. About fine. First edition, Large Paper copy, no. 109 of 250 copies. Frontispiece and vignette title leaf, inserted four-page facsimile manuscript, vignette title leaf printed in red, brown and black. 368 pp. 1 vols. Large 8vo. BAL 7642; Clark A31.1.d; Wright (III) 2606
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 306832
- Title
- Doctor Grimshawe's Secret. A Romance. Edited, with Preface and Notes by Julian Hawthorne]
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Format/Binding
- Frontispiece and vignette title leaf, inserted four-page facsimile manuscript, vignette title leaf printed in red, brown and bla
- Book Condition
- Used - Bound by STIKEMAN & CO. in three quarter blue morocco, richly gilt spines, raised bands, t.e.g. From the library of Agnes Neusta
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, Large Paper copy, no. 109 of 250 copies
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1883
- Keywords
- American | Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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James Cummins Bookseller
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Facsimile
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- Fine
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- BAL
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- 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...
- Vignette
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