An Old Country House
by Le Gallienne, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Elizabeth Shippen Green. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1905. First Edition, "Published November 1902" on copyright page. 10 by 6.75 in. [6],144pp. Light yellow cloth, letters gilt, b&2 illustration by Green mounted on front cover, top edges gilt. Very good condition, corners slightly worn, spine faded, both hinges cracked but stable, gift inscription on front blank dated Christmas 1905. Illustrations and decorations by Green in sepia. ; 10 x 6.75 inches; 144 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale A. Sorenson (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12109
- Title
- An Old Country House
- Author
- Le Gallienne, Richard
- Illustrator
- Elizabeth Shippen Green
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- Illustrated Book, Publisher's Cloth
Terms of Sale
Dale A. Sorenson
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About the Seller
Dale A. Sorenson
Biblio member since 2015
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Dale A. Sorenson
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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