Aftermath
by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Boston: James Osgood and Company, "late Ticknor and Fields", 1873 First edition, first state. This is the "Boston Edition"(which was published simultaneously with the London Edition). Hard cover, 12 mo (measuring 4 7/8 x 7 3/8 inches) in publisher's original terra cotta cloth with bevelled edged boards, a pictorial wheat and scythe illustration in gilt to center front board and another blind-stamped decoration to rear board. Spine with same gilt illustration, title and publisher's monogram. Includes tissue-guarded frontispiece. Glazed brown endpapers. Contains Tales of the Wayside Inn, Part the Third, and the Third Flight of Birds of Passage. Conforms with BAL No. 12164 readings p. iii and p.54 for first state. Condition: Very Good. Moderate rubbing to boards, with light wear to joints and corners. Three small manufacturing bubbles to boards. Front hinge cracked but holding firm. Interior is clean and unmarked. . "Boston Edition". Hard Cover. Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dark and Stormy Night Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8376
- Title
- Aftermath
- Author
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- "Boston Edition"
- Publisher
- James Osgood and Company, "late Ticknor and Fields"
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1873
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We work to promote the significance of a wide variety of ideas, from whatever era they might originate. We celebrate, and work to preserve, the artistry of the printed page, the handwritten word, and the craftsmanship of the hand-made object in today's virtual, digital world.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- 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...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.