The Snow Image A Childish Miracle
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Hurd & Houghton, 1868. 31pgs.previous owner inscription on the front endpaper. Small bookstore stamp on front pastedown. color frontispiece. Purple boards, embossed gilt lettering, decorations on front panel. Beveled boards. 3/4" of upper spine is chipped, one page lightly stained. There are five beautiful color engravings. Story of a snow sculpture that comes to life.. Early Edition. Hardcover. Good. Illus. by Marcus Waterman. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025943
- Title
- The Snow Image A Childish Miracle
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Illustrator
- Marcus Waterman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Publisher
- Hurd & Houghton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1868
- Keywords
- 19th Century Children's Snow Winter
- Size
- Octavo
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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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....
- 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...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...