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A WEEK ON THE CONCORD AND MERRIMACK RIVERS
by THOREAU, Henry David
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Bookplate on the verso of the front free endpaper, otherwise Fine in a just about Fine slipcase with light wear to the label
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
[Lunenburg]: Limited Editions Club, 1975. Hardcover. Bookplate on the verso of the front free endpaper, otherwise Fine in a just about Fine slipcase with light wear to the label. Raymond Holden. Octavo (6-1/2" x 9-7/8") bound in green buckram and green marbled paper; 352 pages. Introduction by Charles R. Anderson. Printed at the Stinehour Press. Copy #1657 of 2000 numbered copies illustrated with drawings by Raymond Holden and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.
Synopsis
Originally published: 1849. "The definitive text as approved by the Center for Editions of American Authors of the Modern Language Association of America"--Cover, p. [4]. Includes index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020411
- Title
- A WEEK ON THE CONCORD AND MERRIMACK RIVERS
- Author
- THOREAU, Henry David
- Illustrator
- Raymond Holden
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Bookplate on the verso of the front free endpaper, otherwise Fine in a just about Fine slipcase with light wear to the label
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- [Lunenburg]
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- Signed, Illustrated Books, Americana, Limited Editions Club, Travel, Transcendentalism, Henry D. Thoreau, Fine Press, 19th Century American Literature, 19th Century Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century American Literature;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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