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EVANGELINE. A Tale of Acadie
by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Illustrated by Violet Oakley and Jessie Wilcox Smith
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Boston and New York / Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin Company / The Riverside Press, 1897. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good+. Violet Oakley and Jessie Wilcox Smith. 1st edition thus, 1897. A Good+ copy. 8vo., 143 pp., bound in green cloth. Top edge gilt. Spine is darkened; cloth is soiled and rubbed; tips bumped. A few scattered pencil notes throughout; illustrations are bright and crisp.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31402
- Title
- EVANGELINE. A Tale of Acadie
- Author
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Illustrated by Violet Oakley and Jessie Wilcox Smith
- Illustrator
- Violet Oakley and Jessie Wilcox Smith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company / The Riverside Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York / Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1897
Terms of Sale
Frey Fine Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
Glossary
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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