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Cape Cod. The Astor Prose Series
by Thoreau, Henry D. Introduction By Annie Russell Marble
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1907. Copyright 1907, most likely 1907-1910, Astor Prose Series blindstamped on front cover. Red cloth with gilt spine lettering, black and white frontis of Highland Light in North Truro, additional decorative title page, 263 pages. Spine a little faded but gilt titling legible, light rubbing to corners and spine ends, rear hinge cracked but secure with some old colorless glue residue inside the rear cover, pages clean, no names or other markings. . Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 041342
- Title
- Cape Cod. The Astor Prose Series
- Author
- Thoreau, Henry D. Introduction By Annie Russell Marble
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- AMERICAN PHILOSOPHER MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL MASS MA
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History and Biography; Philosophy, Theology, Religion, Spirituality;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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,...
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