A Passionate Pilgrim and Other Tales
by JAMES, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good ++/No Jacket
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston: James R. Osgood & Co., 1875. Book shows a bit of scuffing to extremes. Front and rear hinge have been professionally repaired (early) at the fly leafs. This is the first binding with "James R. Osgood" imprint on the base of the spine. Bound in the purple stamped in gold. One of 1510 copies in the first edition. Housed in a custom made black cloth clamshell box with the title, particulars in gilt on the spine of the box. Ref.: BAL 10529.. First Edition / First Binding. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- abookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007679
- Title
- A Passionate Pilgrim and Other Tales
- Author
- JAMES, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good ++
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition / First Binding
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1875
- Keywords
- First Book
Terms of Sale
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- 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...
- BAL
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- 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....
- Cloth
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...