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Lewis Arundel: or, The Railroad of Life.
by By the Author of "Frank Fairlegh" (Frank E. Smedley)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Winston, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: H. Long & Brother, 1851. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, this appears to be the earliest US edition of this title that we found any reference to. There is no publication date in the book (ca. 1851), although there is a penciled note on the last page stating that it was read in March of 1866. In addition, we found an advertisement listed in the August 23, 1851 edition of The Literary World (number 238, page 155) which shows a reference to the Long & Brother's Edition. The exterior of the book is heavily worn with the paper boards showing extensive scuffing and edge wear, cloth on spine is split at the rear board and heavy chipping is present. On the interior front pastedown there is a note stating it was part of the St. Mary's library, and the rear pastedown contains a penciled signature of the original owner. The opposite rear end page shows damage in the upper outside corner along with some penciled numbers. Pages are quite toned due to age and there is a lot of spotting and boxing present. There is also a quadrant of pages, page 97 through 112, which extends out of the binding from pulling. The book is fair to poor condition but is complete, and all pages are still attached. Pages are printed in double column format. The last photo showing the book condition also shows a digital scan of the 1851 advertisement in The 1851 Literary Guild Magazine, showing the publishers claim of them being the authorized US printer of the London edition with a warning of: "Beware of the spurious Edition - also manufactured in New York".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2230262
- Title
- Lewis Arundel: or, The Railroad of Life.
- Author
- By the Author of "Frank Fairlegh" (Frank E. Smedley)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- H. Long & Brother
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1851
- Pages
- 256
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century; Collectible; Paperbacks & Booklets"; "Pulp Fiction;
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
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Winston, Georgia
About Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
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Glossary
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
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