The Lost Art; Letters of Seven Famous Women
by Van Doren, Dorothy
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, clipped, generally toned, lightly rubbed. Green buckram with black ink lettering and rules. Square and firmly bound, toned at the edges, clean internally. A collection of letters written by Mary Montagu, Mary Wollstonecraft, Abigail Adams, Charlotte Bronte, Jane Welsh Carlyle, and Jane Austen.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7254
- Title
- The Lost Art; Letters of Seven Famous Women
- Author
- Van Doren, Dorothy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Coward-McCann, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Women, Literary History, History, Duke, Feminism, 18th Century, 19th Century, Presidents, English Literature
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...