HOLIDAY TALES: Christmas in the Adirondacks
by Murray, W. H. H
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
-
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Springfield, MA: W. H. H. Murray/Press of Springfield Printing and Binding Company, 1897. 114 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on front cover. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed; corners and spine ends bumped and worn. Front inner hinge cracked. Faint smudges to title page; light scattered foxing. Illust. w/ a b/w frontispiece of the author w/ a tiny short tear at bottom margin, not affecting actual image.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24450NY
- Title
- HOLIDAY TALES: Christmas in the Adirondacks
- Author
- Murray, W. H. H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W. H. H. Murray/Press of Springfield Printing and Binding Company
- Place of Publication
- Springfield, MA
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- AMERICANA NEW YORK STATE HISTORY NY DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL ADIRONDACKS ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS CHRISTMAS STORIES HOLIDAYS FOLKLORE FOLKTALES LITERATURE FICTION LITERARY WORKS CHILDRENS STORIES JUVENILE LITERATURE CHILDREN BOOKS RELIGION HOLY BIBLE GIFTS FRIE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Animals; Religion;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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,...
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