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Memories of a Happy Life [SIGNED, LIMITED]
by Lawrence, William [Bishop of Massachusetts]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VERY GOOD +/Fair
- Seller
-
Houlton, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1929 Limited to 1000 Copies, Signed by the Author. "Of this First Edition One Thousand Copies Have Been Signed by the Author and Bound Uncut". xii, [2], 452pp, printed on laid paper, deckled page edges, bound in purple silk moire, with gilt still bright, binding and hinges tight. From the personal collection of W. D. Vincent [bibliophile] with his bookplate inside front cover. The Dust Jacket is unusual in that it has yap edges, is age darkened and shows wear/tear/loss. Covers are in Very Good Condition +, with the interior of the book like new.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Monroe Bridge Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007015
- Title
- Memories of a Happy Life [SIGNED, LIMITED]
- Author
- Lawrence, William [Bishop of Massachusetts]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VERY GOOD +
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First, Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Bishop William Lawrence Boston Massachusetts Mass. MA
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Monroe Bridge Books
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Houlton, Maine
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- Bookplate
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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