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WELL-WORN ROADS OF SPAIN, HOLLAND AND ITALY
by SMITH, F. Hopkinson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
1887. SMITH, F. Hopkinson. WELL-WORN ROADS OF SPAIN, HOLLAND AND ITALY. Traveled By A Painter In Search Of The Picturesque. Boston: Houghton and Mifflin, 1887. 12mo., pictorial tan cloth, stamped in brown & gilt, top edge gilt. First Trade Edition. [BAL 18207; only 1,270 copies were reportedly printed]. Signed presentation from Smith on front endpaper: "To my friend, James C. Young, F. Hopkinson Smith." Most likely the recipient is noted book collector James Carlton Young, of Marion, Iowa. Young specialized in autographed copies of books by period authors throughout the world. Also, inscribed by Smith on a front blank page that has apparently been tipped in: "Nov. 6, 1902. Not only is this book of the first Edition but its opening chapter is the first story I ever wrote & its appreciation by the late Mr. Scudder (ed. of "Atlantic") determined my subsequent literary career. F. Hopkinson Smith." [Last few letters in "Smith" has ink somewhat smeared. Among Smith's earliest works and a most interesting copy. Very Good (moderate soil & spine bit darkened; bookplate of Paul E. Bechet). $750.00.
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- Bookseller
- Antic Hay Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25351
- Title
- WELL-WORN ROADS OF SPAIN, HOLLAND AND ITALY
- Author
- SMITH, F. Hopkinson
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1887
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About the Seller
Antic Hay Books
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Asbury Park, New Jersey
About Antic Hay Books
On-line dealer of rare & out-of-print books, specializing in autographs, signed copies & association copies.
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- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
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