The Heart of the White Mountains Their Legend and Scenery. 'Oversized Folio Edition' - First Edition, 1882. ('D')
by Drake, Samuel Adams ... & Gibson, William Hamilton
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Lincoln, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Publisher: Harper & Brothers, 1882. Good+ with general wear, spine ends chipped, some bruising, FC a bit loose, a bit better than average for age. Green pictorial cloth covers, titles in gilt and decorations in black and pink, very attractive. This is the very large and heavy edition with all edges gilt, beveled cover edges, 318 illustrated pages, twice as large as the 'Tourist's Edition' published the same year. Many evgraved Illustrations by William Hamilton Gibson and 3 maps.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Moose
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024484
- Title
- The Heart of the White Mountains Their Legend and Scenery. 'Oversized Folio Edition' - First Edition, 1882. ('D')
- Author
- Drake, Samuel Adams ... & Gibson, William Hamilton
- Illustrator
- Gibson, William Hamilton
- Format/Binding
- No Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; White Mountains;
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About the Seller
The Book Moose
Biblio member since 2005
Lincoln, New Hampshire
About The Book Moose
The White Mountains of New Hampshire, mostly non-fiction, maps, early guides and view-books, Many maps of The White Mountains, counties, state, etc…, photos, CDV's, stereo views, illustrations, Original Birdseye views, etc. of the White Mountains and New Hampshire in general. We boast the largest collection of material concerning at the White Mountains that is for sale anywhere in the United States.
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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...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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