Boston: Ticknor and Fields 1863, 1st edition, 1st state. (hardcover) 398p + advert. Good. 12mo. Brown cloth cloth boards, blindstamped in the distinctive manner of Ticknor and Fields. Lettering in gilt to spine. Boards a little rubbed, corners bumped, light chipping at head and heel of spine. Dampstaining to bottom corner of final 60 leaves, not at all affecting the text block. Overall, remains a handsome copy. Tight and clean. First state; "myterious" misprint on p.146. BAL 7626..

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Bookseller: Spafford Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 119607
Title: Our Old Home: A Series of English Sketches
Author: Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Ticknor and Fields
Place of Publication: Boston
Keywords: Literature, American Literature, Literature - America

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Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
BAL: Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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....
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...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...