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Biography and Poetical Remains of the Late Margaret Miller Davidson
by Irving, Washington
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1841. First Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. First edition of the Biography and Poetical Remains of the Late Margaret Miller Davidson by Washington Irving.. Octavo, 359pp. Three-quarter morocco, gilt ruled borders. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spine. Matching marbled paper boards and endpapers. Top edge gilt. Solid text block, light wear to corners and joints, a near fine example. Period inscription to title page. (BAL 10159).
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14442
- Title
- Biography and Poetical Remains of the Late Margaret Miller Davidson
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Illustrator
- First edition of the Biography and Poetical Remains of the Late Margaret Miller Davidson by Washington Irving.
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lea and Blanchard
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1841
- Keywords
- first edition Washington Irving, first edition Christmas Washington Irving, first edition Bracebridge Hall
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Glossary
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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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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