A PIG TALE
by [Rogers, Bruce]: Thoreau, Henry D
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: A. Colish, 1947.. 12mo. Sewn printed wrappers. Illustrations by R. Ruzicka and C.R. Capon. Trace of sunning along spine, otherwise a fine copy. First separate edition in this format, reprinted from the Journal of 1856 by A. Colish and Bruce Rogers. Borst records only this copies with Rogers's New Fairfield imprint. This copy bears Rogers' signed presentation inscription, and is thus unusual as most often Rogers's compliments card is the signifier of the presentation, even for those copies bearing his imprint. BORST A20.5.
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCLIT85143
- Title
- A PIG TALE
- Author
- [Rogers, Bruce]: Thoreau, Henry D
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- A. Colish
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947.
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William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB
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About William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 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...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...