TALES, SKETCHES, AND OTHER PAPERS
by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, GEORGE PARSONS LATHR (BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Crockett, California, United States
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About This Item
BOSTON: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY, 1887. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. BLUM, CHURCH, DIELMAN, GIFFORD, SHIRLAW, TURNER. 578Pp. RIVERSIDE EDITION; IN TWELVE VOLUMES (XII ONLY). THE RIVERSIDE PRESS, CAMBRIDGE. BOOK DESCRIPTION: TAUPE STAMPED CLOTH HARDBOUND WITH BROWN LEATHER GILT GOLD STAMPED TITLE LABEL ON SPINE COVER, FINE ENGRAVED FRONTIS PAGES, GILT GOLD UPPER LEAF. DIMENSIONS: 8" x 5 1/2" x 1 1/2." BOOK CONDITION: VERY GOOD +; SPINE COVER, SPINE CROWN/HEEL AND CORNER TIPS GENTLY RUBBED, SMALL WHITE SPOT ON FRONT BOARD, TIGHT SPINES, SPRINGY BOARDS, BRIGHT & CLEAN TEXT PAGES.
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- Bookseller
- De Coux and Associates Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000446
- Title
- TALES, SKETCHES, AND OTHER PAPERS
- Author
- NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, GEORGE PARSONS LATHR (BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH)
- Illustrator
- BLUM, CHURCH, DIELMAN, GIFFORD, SHIRLAW, TURNER
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY
- Place of Publication
- BOSTON
- Date Published
- 1887
- Keywords
- TALES, SKETCHES, AND OTHER PAPERS, NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE Classics, General, General, General
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
De Coux and Associates Books
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Crockett, California
About De Coux and Associates Books
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- Fine
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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....