Tanglewood Tales, for Girls and Boys; Being a Second Wonder-Book
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1853. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 336 pp. Duodecimo. [17.5 cm]. Blue cloth over boards with gilt title and ornamentations stamped on spine. Elaborate blind stamping on front and back boards. Spine cocked. Moderate to severe foxing to pages. Boards are scuffed, particularly at edges. Hinges are a bit soft. Heavily rolled spine. Previous owner's ex libris sticker on front pastedown. Various pencil notations throughout. Slight warping to pages. In this first edition copy, Hawthorne retells legendary Greek tales with a fresh style and clear plot for children.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 61212
- Title
- Tanglewood Tales, for Girls and Boys; Being a Second Wonder-Book
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Ticknor, Reed, and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
- Hawthorne ; first ; children's ; Greek mythology; SD
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Ken Sanders Rare Books is a full service antiquarian bookshop in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. We carry an ever-changing inventory of art, ephemera, maps, photography, and postcards in addition to a vast selection of used and rare books along with a few new books. We actively purchase and appraise books in all fields.
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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....
- Edges
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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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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...
- 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...