Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Volume 2 (vol. II)
by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham; Marion Harland (editor)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York NY: Selmar Hess, 1892. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A revised American ed. of the Readers' handbook by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer. Green cloth hardback with stamped design and gilt titles &ornamentation on cover and spine, cream silk-patterned endpapers. Text block gilt. 408 pp., color frontispiece, 8 photogravures and etchings, 77 wood engravings and typogravures. Illustrations have printed tissue protectors. From "Falkland" to "Mark" (king of Cornwall). This second volume of character descriptions is a charming 1892 dictionary of characters made famous through fiction..
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- Bookseller
- Adamstown Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 219550
- Title
- Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Volume 2 (vol. II)
- Author
- Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham; Marion Harland (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- Selmar Hess
- Place of Publication
- New York NY
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- NOISBN FICTION DICTIONARIES LITERATURE DICTIONARIES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About Adamstown Books
Adamstown Books is an online antiquarian and used book dealer in Lancaster PA. Our presence began in Adamstown, aka America's Antiques Capital. The Adamstown tradition is boosted by our proximity to the emerging antiques presence in Columbia PA, and the rich religious and cultural history of Lancaster County and Pennsylvania. With Gettysburg a 1 1/2 hour drive away, the American Civil War is naturally one of our key categories.
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