New York: Random House, 1929. Limited . Hardcover. Collectible; VG. Limited edition of 700 copies printed by D.B. Updike, The Merrymount Press, Boston. 12mo, blue decorated paper-covered boards, paper spine label, top edge gilt, 248p, introduction by Emory Holloway. Condition is VERY GOOD / no jacket: some sunning to the boards at edges and spine, spine head and tail are chipped, some pages are unopened. A nice copy of this "temperance" novel by Whitman, originally published in 1842.

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Bookseller: Bygone Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 12797
Title: Franklin Evans or the inebriate, a tale of the times.
Author: Whitman, Walter
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Collectible; VG
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Limited
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1929
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Bookseller catalogs: Literature / Poetry;

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VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
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...
Unopened: A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
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...
Spine Label: The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...