Gleanings of Life in Verse and Melody [Salesman's Sample]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket; One signature loose, spine cracked, boards heavily worn.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia and Chicago: International Publishing Company. Fair with no dust jacket; One signature loose, spine cracked, boards . heavily worn.. 1895. Hardcover. Gray decorative cloth. A salesman's sample for this illustrated collection of poetry and lyrics, bound along with and illustrated versions of The Young American Speaker, Sparkling Stories for the Young, Little Folks Delight. Blank subscriber's name list after each sample. Many beautiful engravings and photograph reproductions. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35897
- Title
- Gleanings of Life in Verse and Melody [Salesman's Sample]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket; One signature loose, spine cracked, boards heavily worn.
- Publisher
- International Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia and Chicago
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- Salesman's Samples, Salesman's Dummies, 1890s Children's Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Children's Books;
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.
Glossary
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- 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,...
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....