Songs of Three Centuries
by WHITTIER, JOHN GREENLEAF [ed.]
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good Plus.
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, (The Riverside Press, Cambridge), [ca. 1890s], 1890. Leather. Very Good Plus.. Octavo. Pp. 383. Gorgeous tree calf binding with gilt Greek Key border, ornate gilt stamped spine, double gilt-stamped leather spine labels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges bright gilt, ribbon bookmark. Engraved frontispiece with tissue guard, illustrated in black & white throughout. Ink name to first blank. Very light rubbing, otherwise a stunning giftable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35631
- Title
- Songs of Three Centuries
- Author
- WHITTIER, JOHN GREENLEAF [ed.]
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company, (The Riverside Press, Cambridge), [ca. 1890s]
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1890
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- New
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- Gilt
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- Octavo
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- Edges
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Calf
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