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American Vignettes 1860-1865
by Drinkwater, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fair
- Seller
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Cohoes, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. Signed by Author. Limited Numbered Edition. Size: 4to. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Copy number 367 of 385 signed by the author. This copy has the Rockwell Kent designed (1943) bookplate of Burns Gillam on the front paste-down. Blue gilt stamped cloth spine and gray gilt stamped paper over boards, pages unopened and uncut, 32 pages, eleven poems; "These poems are founded on incidents and characters of the American Civil War that have come to the author's knowledge by personal narrative or acquaintance." An extremely nice copy with just a touch of fading at spine ends. In original glassine dust jacket and slip case with paste-down label on one side and on spine. DJ is chipped and toned. Slipcase is rubbed and back strip detached but present. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 13 oz. Category: Poetry; Books; Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 006192. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dennis Holzman Antiques
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006192
- Title
- American Vignettes 1860-1865
- Author
- Drinkwater, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- BZDB7 NOISBN American Vignettes 1860-1865, John Drinkwater Poetry, John Drinkwater American Poets, American Civil War, Burns Gillam, Rockwell Kent Bookplate Poetry; Books; American Vignettes 18601865 Drinkwater John
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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Dennis Holzman Antiques
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About the Seller
Dennis Holzman Antiques
Biblio member since 2003
Cohoes, New York
About Dennis Holzman Antiques
Dennis Holzman Antiques, est. 1975, sells select antiques, hard-to-find & antiquarian books, manuscripts, and autographs both on-line and our Cohoes, N.Y. shop. We take pride in our accurate & complete book descriptions, our fast shipping, and our attention to customer service. All of our on-line books are in stock and ready to ship within 48 hours of receiving your order/payment. We answer all inquiries and welcome your questions. Visit our website: www.holzmanantiques.com
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- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Bookplate
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
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