THE COURTSHIP OF MILES STANDISH AND OTHER POEMS
by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1858. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 215, [1], 12 ads; VG; bound in publisher's brown cloth, gilt titling to spine; minor rubbing and wear, primarily to extremities, mild chipping to head of spine; one page ad tipped in at front advertising The Waverly novels; name written in pencil on the sfep, title page; First Issue, with "Cry of pain on crags Caucasion." to page 119 and "The revel of the treacherous wine," to page 124, and October ads in rear; TH consignment; shelved case 0. BAL 12122. 1330746. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1330746
- Title
- THE COURTSHIP OF MILES STANDISH AND OTHER POEMS
- Author
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Ticknor and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1858
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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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...
- 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...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.