SONGS AND HYMNS FOR COMMON LIFE (INSCRIBED COPY)
by Tarbox, Increase N
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: David Clapp & Sons. Near Fine. 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean dark maroon original cloth decorated with bright gilt lettering. Text tight, clean & intact. Top edge gilt. Inscribed by author, dated May 6, 1885. "Not published for the general market, but for distribution among friends." Poetry; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 258 pages; Signed by Author .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12925
- Title
- SONGS AND HYMNS FOR COMMON LIFE (INSCRIBED COPY)
- Author
- Tarbox, Increase N
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- David Clapp & Sons
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1885
- Keywords
- Music
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
Glossary
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...