The Reminiscences Of A Very Old Man 1808 - 1897
by Sartain, John
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None as Issued
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Venice, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1899. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Memoirs of John Sartain, Philadelphia engraver who worked with Edgar Allan Poe at Burton's Gentleman's Magazine and Graham's Magazine. Includes about 28 pages regarding Sartain's association with Poe. Printed at the Merrymount Press of D.B. Updike. 297 numbered indexed pages with pagemarker. Frontispiece photo of the author. Top edge gilt. A lean to the spine. Light rubbing to cloth. Quite clean and tightly bound.
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- Bookseller
- RC Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005073
- Title
- The Reminiscences Of A Very Old Man 1808 - 1897
- Author
- Sartain, John
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1899
- Pages
- 297
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- The Reminiscences Of A Very Old Man 1808 - 1897 John Sartain Edgar Allan Poe Merrymount Press
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature - Edgar Allan Poe;
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....