Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/None
- Seller
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1856. 1st. Hardcover. Good/None. Volume I contains 329 pages followed by six pages of ads. Volume II contains 370 pages (including the appendix) followed by one blank leaf. Hardcovers. Gilt text on the spines, as well as to top and bottom text block edges. Previous owner's bookplate to front endpapers in both volumes. Volume 1 has rubbing and edgewear to boards and slight cracking to spine. Slightly unhinged front flyleaf. Mild creasing to top edges of page 25 and to fore edge of page 291. Moderate bumping to corners. Volume II has rubbing and edgewear to boards and slight cracking to spine as well. Slightly unhinged front flyleaf. Two inch tear to front flyleaf fore edge. Moderate bumping to corners. Unmarked. Bright and clean copies. Record # 951604
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- Bookseller
- Browsing Is Arousing (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 951604
- Title
- Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
- Author
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Phillips, Sampson and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1856
- Keywords
- Fiction, novels, , .
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.