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The Emerald: A Collection of Graphic and Entertaining Tales, Brilliant Poems and Essays, Gleaned Chiefly from Fugitive Literature of the Nineteenth Century (Volume I, the Gem Series)
by Sargent, Epes (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, bubbling to front boards, front hinge reglued, owner bookplate (S. C. Hodges, Oxford,
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: John L. Shorey. Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, bubbling to front boards, front . hinge reglued, owner bookplate (S. C. Hodges, Oxford, Massachusetts) on . front pastedown.. 1866. Hardcover. Green ruled cloth binding. Title stamped in gilt on spine. Vi, 3-316 pp. A nineteenth century gift book containing short stories, poems, essays, and other writings culled from contemporary sources that are “la creme de la creme...for “readers who, in seeking intellectual relaxation, prefer not to waste their time on light literature of an inferior stamp. ” (publisher’s advertisement). Includes contributions by Alfred Tennyson, Robert Chambers, Leigh Hunt, Dinah M. Craik, William Mudford, Henry A. Blood, and William Allingham, among others. BAL 17257. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37613
- Title
- The Emerald: A Collection of Graphic and Entertaining Tales, Brilliant Poems and Essays, Gleaned Chiefly from Fugitive Literature of the Nineteenth Century (Volume I, the Gem Series)
- Author
- Sargent, Epes (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, bubbling to front boards, front hinge reglued, owner bookplate (S. C. Hodges, Oxford,
- Publisher
- John L. Shorey
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1866
- Keywords
- Gift Books, Victorian Literature, Gift Annuals, Literary Annuals, BAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Short Stories and Essays;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Bookplate
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- 12mo
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