Dred; A Tale of the Dismal Swamp
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Bishop, California, United States
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About This Item
Houghton Mifflin Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1884. Hardcover. Hard back in good condition and no dust jacket. Burgundy cloth covers have some wear at corners, and some light damp stains to spine as well as front and back. Interior does not appear affected. A few stray marks inside, but generally clean, straight pages, very lightly age tanned. Back hinge is cracked though pages still secure. ; 7.95 x 5 x 1.40 inches; 607 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Range & River Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38795
- Title
- Dred; A Tale of the Dismal Swamp
- Author
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- Harriet Beecher Stowe, Abolition, Anti Slavery, Dismal Swamp, In Case
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Range & River Books
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Bishop, California
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Glossary
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- Age Tanned
- Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages, when...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...