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Alexander Cheves Haskell: The Portrait of a Man
by Daly, Louise Haskell
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Norwood, Massachusetts: Plimpton Press, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. [1], ix, [1], 224 pages, [1]. Frontispiece portrait of Haskell. Illustrated. Light blue cloth hardcover with gilt title on the spine. Cloth binding is faded with light spotting on the covers and darkened on the spine. Light toning to the end papers. Interior contents clean.
Nevins I page 78.
Nevins I page 78.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28821
- Title
- Alexander Cheves Haskell: The Portrait of a Man
- Author
- Daly, Louise Haskell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Plimpton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwood, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- Confederacy, South Carolina
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
Biblio member since 2009
Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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
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- 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...
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