The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1840
by Miss Leslie [ed], with stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Harriet Beecher Stowe, et al
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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St Louis, Missouri, United States
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1 . hardback. Good. Edited by Miss Leslie. Illustrated. 1st ed. Phila (Carey & Hart) (1839). A collection of 32 short stories including "William Wilson" by Edgar Allan Poe (25pp), and "Deacon Enos" by Harriet Beecher Stowe (44pp). Black morocco, elaborately gilt. Hinges very rubbed, and plates rather foxed. Spine chipped and inner front hinge cracked. Few marginal pencillings, but generally a good copy. All edges gilt.
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- The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1840
- Author
- Miss Leslie [ed], with stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Harriet Beecher Stowe, et al
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- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
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- Hardcover
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
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