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Where Ghosts Walk: The Haunts of Familiar Characters in History and Literature
by Marion Harland
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
"WHERE GHOSTS WALK - The Haunts of Familiar Characters in History and Literature" by Marion Harland. 1898 1st edition; G.P. Putnam's Sons; New York. The book is richly illustrated with dozens of full-page plates. There are vignettes at the beginning of the chapters. Gilt top page edges. Contents include Charlotte Bronte, John Keats, Dante Alighieri and more...please see the photos for the complete list.
Condition:
Clean covers and spine. Tiny cloth tear at the top-left corner of the back cover. Bright gilt on the front cover and spine; bright gilt top pages. Tight binding with no loose pages. There is a crack at the front hinge between two end papers resulting in the front cover being just a bit shaky. Nice interior - the text pages are clean with no notable issues found. A front end paper has a label outline at the top-left corner. Overall the book is in Good+ condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7589
- Title
- Where Ghosts Walk
- Author
- Marion Harland
- Format/Binding
- Decorative
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1898
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- marion harland, where ghosts walk, haunts of familiar characters in history and literature, famous familiar homes houses haunts, charlotte bronte, villette, dante alighieri, john keats
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Fiction; History; Non-Fiction;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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- G
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- Hinge
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- Tight
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- Good+
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- New
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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