Beyond the Snow; Being a History of Trim's Adventures in Nordlichtschein.
by Reed, P. Fishe (Peter Fishe)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1873. First edition. signed by the author along with a personalized inscription to Parker Pillsbury, dated April 14, 1875. Scarce Victorian era lost world fantasy by this Chicago author and artist - the story of a lost race of spindly giants living on an island at the North Pole. Illustrated by the author with twelve engravings plus an engraved title printed in black and gilt on blue paper. The story is presented as a true event by an Alabama slave whose master sets him free when he finishes the narrative. Parker Pillsbury, to whom the book is inscribed, was a radical preacher and advocate of nonresistance whose strong abolitionist views resulted in his ejection from the Congregational Church. Brown cloth with lettering and a depiction of the giants in gilt, [12], 9-323, [2] pages. Considerable insect tracking and spotting to the covers, with cover gilt intact but spine no longer readable, spine head scuffed, spine foot lightly frayed, good hinges, sound text block, very minor chips to the far lower corners of a few pages near the front, historical society blindstamp on front free endpaper, pages clean and unmarked with a couple of minor instances of light finger soil to the margins.. Inscribed by The Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo (7 5/8" x 5").
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027118
- Title
- Beyond the Snow; Being a History of Trim's Adventures in Nordlichtschein.
- Author
- Reed, P. Fishe (Peter Fishe)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lakeside Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1873
- Size
- 12mo (7 5/8" x 5")
- Keywords
- LOST RACE WORLD FANTASY VICTORIAN CHICAGO ILLUSTRATOR ARCTIC NORDLICHTSCHEIN AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION GIANTS ALABAMA SLAVE PARKER PILLSBURY SLAVERY ABOLITIONIST
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- 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...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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