Boston: William D. Ticknor. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1846. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Half black leather with marbled boards. Spine titled/lined in gilt. Marbled endpages. PO name dated 1855 to 2nd ffep. Rubbing at board edges. Ex-college library copy with bookplate to fep stating book as gift from Elizabeth Pickett Chevalier, American author. Some pencilled numbers are the only other library markings. Foxing to endpages. Sound binding. Easily legible pages. Stated fifth edition. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

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Bookseller: curtis paul books inc. (US)
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Title: The Waif: a Collection of Poems
Author: Wadsworth Longfellow, Henry, editor
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Fifth Edition
Publisher: William D. Ticknor
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1846

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Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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....
Marbled boards: ...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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...