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Homes of American Authors; Comprising Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches
by Various Writers
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Houlton, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam and Co., 1853 Frontis-piece with the tissue guard, decorative title page, viii, 366pp, bound in full stamped leather, raised bands on spine, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, binding and hinges tight. ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT, with some tinted. Occasional light foxing, penned ownership on front free endpaper "Property of the / Postal Camping Club / April 1926 / .30".
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- Bookseller
- Monroe Bridge Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006835
- Title
- Homes of American Authors; Comprising Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches
- Author
- Various Writers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
- Homes American Authors, John James Audubon, William Cullen Bryant, J. Fenimore Cooper, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry W. Longfellow, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, James Russell Lowell
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- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Monroe Bridge Books
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About the Seller
Monroe Bridge Books
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Houlton, Maine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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