DRED : A TALE OF THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP : IN TWO VOLUMES [Volume 1 only]
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1856. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo, Volume one only (vi, 329 pages). In Fair minus condition. Spine is grey with gold print. Boards in grey cloth, blind stamp design. Tattering to spine caps and corners, cocked spine, tears to rear hinge, shelf wear. Text block has name in pencil on front endpaper, endpapers brittle, cracked rear hinge, intermittent spine breaks, foxing evident throughout.
NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column C. 1376195. FP New Rockville Stock.
NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column C. 1376195. FP New Rockville Stock.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1376195
- Title
- DRED : A TALE OF THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP : IN TWO VOLUMES [Volume 1 only]
- Author
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Phillips, Sampson and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1856
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- 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....
- 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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,...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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