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The Entailed Hat; or, Patty Cannon's Times. A Romance
by Townsend, George Alfred [Gath]
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1884. First Edition. Full leather. Near fine. Signed first edition of The Entailed Hat by George Alfred Townsend, with an inscription to former Ohio Secretary of State William Henry Smith.. Octavo, x, 565pp. Full red morocco, covers double ruled and embellished with gilt. Five raised bands, title in gilt with decorative compartments. All edges gilt, gilt turn-ins, vibrant marbled endpapers. Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf of London with binder's imprint to front endpaper. Previous ownership stamp to front flyleaf. Solid text block, occasional touch of foxing throughout. Inscribed by the author on a front flyleaf: "Mr. William Henry Smith / from / Geo. Alfred Townsend / 1884.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15372
- Title
- The Entailed Hat; or, Patty Cannon's Times. A Romance
- Author
- Townsend, George Alfred [Gath]
- Illustrator
- Signed first edition of The Entailed Hat by George Alfred Townsend, with an inscription to former Ohio Secretary of State Willia
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1884
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- 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...
- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- 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...
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