Among the Dells. A Poem.
by Standish, B. H
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Madison WI: David Atwood, 1885. Epic poem of life along the Wisconsin River, with an introductory narrative of a camping/boating trip to the scenic Dells. Illustrated with cuts borrowed from railroad publications. Hardcover, full brown cloth, beveled edges, gilt titling, black ornaments. Shows light wear, corners rubbed, binder's label (W. J. Park & Co., Madison) inside front cover. Text clean; 106 pages, frontispiece & five engravings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 6¾" by 9".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- p0849
- Title
- Among the Dells. A Poem.
- Author
- Standish, B. H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- David Atwood
- Place of Publication
- Madison WI
- Date Published
- 1885
- Keywords
- Wisconsin Dells, Poetry, Travel
- Size
- 6¾" by 9"
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 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...