The Pursuit of the House-Boat
by Bangs, John Kendrick, Illustrated by Peter Newell
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. First edition, probable first state (as per Blanck.) Original cloth with cover illustration in red, blu, black and brown. Illustrated with 23 [of 24] plates by P eter Newell. Plate called for at p. 154 lacking, apparently never bound in. Cloth age soiled and backstrip quite darkened. Spine slightly cocked. A good reading copy with wonderful Newell illustration s. BAL 731. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
Pursuit of the House-Boat (sometimes called In Pursuit of the House-Boat or The Pursuit of the House-Boat) is an 1897 novel by John Kendrick Bangs, and the second one to feature his Associated Shades take on Hell.
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001551
- Title
- The Pursuit of the House-Boat
- Author
- Bangs, John Kendrick, Illustrated by Peter Newell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- PETER NEWELL, ILLUSTRATED HUMOR, FICTION, FIRST EDITION 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century American Literature;
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Plate
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- 12mo
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
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- Reading Copy
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