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HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA; with Illustrations Descriptive of its Scenery ... From Original Sketches by Artists of the Highest Ability
by (DENSLOW, W[illiam] W[allace], Illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Lacking 5 plates, as noted. Contents page with tape repairs and wrinkles; occasional light edgewear to text and plates. Binding
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia and Reading: Peter Fritts, 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Lacking 5 plates, as noted. Contents page with tape repairs and wrinkles; occasional light edgewear to text and plates. Binding firm and decent. Fair due to the missing plates. Folio (11" x 14") in original pebbled cloth with gilt-lettering on the front cover and spine; [3-], 293 pages. With 1 (of 4) double-page and 21 (of 23) full-page lithographs, including one signed in the print by W. W. Denslow; also, with 3 steel-engraved portrait plates, a hand-colored map, and several wood-engraved text illustrations. Two of the three plates signed by Denslow are missing: "Easton Pa. In 1876. Viewed from Mt. Parnassus" and "The Lehigh University" (full-page plate). The "Quarries of Chapman Slate Company" (double-page plate) is present. Denslow is best remembered for his work in collaboration with author L. Frank Baum, especially his illustrations for THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021354
- Title
- HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA; with Illustrations Descriptive of its Scenery ... From Original Sketches by Artists of the Highest Ability
- Author
- (DENSLOW, W[illiam] W[allace], Illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Lacking 5 plates, as noted. Contents page with tape repairs and wrinkles; occasional light edgewear to text and plates. Binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Peter Fritts
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia and Reading
- Date Published
- 1877
- Keywords
- Northampton County, W. W. Denslow, Illustrated Books, Oz, Americana, Local History, Pennsylvania
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Pennsylvania; Local History;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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