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The Poor Rich Man, and the Rich Poor Man
by [Catharine M. Sedgwick]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket; Boards worn, spine cocked, spot of insect damage at center of front hinge, musty, foxing throughout,
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harper and Brothers. Fair with no dust jacket; Boards worn, spine cocked, spot of insect damage . at center of front hinge, musty, foxing throughout, owner names penciled . on front free endpaper and front flyleaf.. 1837. Second Edition. Hardcover. By the Author of “Hope Leslie”, “The Linwoods, ” &c. [Catharine M. Sedgwick]. Brown pebbled cloth with title stamped in gilt on spine. Measures 6 x 4 inches. 186pp. + 8pp of publisher ads. Sabin 78798. Wright 2359. BAL 17367. Catharine M. Sedgwick was a popular Massachusetts author in the first half of the 19th century, whose best-selling work was the historical novel "Hope Leslie" about the early interactions between British settlers and Native Americans in Massachusetts colony. She would be regarded today as a feminist, who chose to remain unmarried throughout her life to focus on her writing career and who wrote about women's rights in her 1857 novel "Married or Single?" In The Poor Rich Man, and the Rich Poor Man, the lives of a virtuous poor family who rise in class status is contrasted with the disordered lives of a less virtuous rich family. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37708
- Title
- The Poor Rich Man, and the Rich Poor Man
- Author
- [Catharine M. Sedgwick]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket; Boards worn, spine cocked, spot of insect damage at center of front hinge, musty, foxing throughout,
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1837
- Keywords
- American Women Authors, 19th Century Authors, 1830s Novels, BAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Cloth
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- Cocked
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- Poor
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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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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