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The Louisiana Book: Selections From the Literature of the State (FIRST EDITION)
by Thomas M'Caleb
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New Orleans LA: R.F. Straughan, 1894. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illustrated with Portraits. Inscribed by Author. FIRST EDITION, 1894. Authors, poets and historians from Louisiana have added much to the world of literature, culture and knowledge of Louisiana. The five parts of this volume are: <br>Part I: Historical Sketches include, but not limited to, Alcee Fortier, Alexander Walker, the Battle of Chancellorsville, Ulysses S. Grant and Radicalism. <br>Part II: Specimens of Oratory, essays written by Judah P. Benjamin, Pierre Soule and Emmanuel de la Moriniere to name a few. <br>Part III: Controversial and Mixed Essays written by John J. Audubon, Robert Sharp, Charles Gayarre, etc. <br>Part IV: Fiction including Alfred Mercier, Edward Dessommes and Albert Delpit. <br>Part V: Poetry--Dramatic and Micellaneous featuring Richard Henry Wilde, Richard d'Alton Williams, Eliza J. Nicholson, etc. <br>Inscribed by author on fly leaf; frontispiece with tissue, portraits throughout. Contents, Index of Authors, [xviii] 581 pp. <br><br>CONDITION: Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title on cover and spine. there is wear to head and tail of spine, corners with soiling and rubbing. Binding is sound. A few pencil notations in margin on a Contents page and pages 2, 3, and 5. The remainder of volume is unmarked. Evenly age toned; a lovely copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 071493
- Title
- The Louisiana Book: Selections From the Literature of the State (FIRST EDITION)
- Author
- Thomas M'Caleb
- Illustrator
- Illustrated with Portraits
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Publisher
- R.F. Straughan
- Place of Publication
- New Orleans LA
- Date Published
- 1894
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Louisiana; LA Literature; Louisiana Poets; Richard Henry Wilde
- Bookseller catalogs
- Louisiana;
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Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
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Hendersonville, North Carolina
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- First Edition
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- Inscribed
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
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- Remainder
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- Rubbing
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