The Gentle Reader
by Crothers, Samuel McChord
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Houghton Mifflin, 1904. Cloth. Fine. Slightly smaller, crisp and sturdy book, shiny brown cloth with ornate darker-brown embossed design to all of front and back, bright gilt title at center front, gilt lettering and line design bright and very fine on spine, bookplate inside covers and adjacent end paper showing ranch owned by Irene and Walter Merriam Pratt: Pratt wrote an account of the Lawrence Massachusetts Strike of 1912 quelled by his 8th Regt., where he served as adjutant. 321 lightly browned heavy pages. Essays include: The Enjoyment of Poetry, The Mission of Humor, Cases of Conscience Concerning Witchcraft, and more.Light surface wear to tips and spine top edge. Fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32085
- Title
- The Gentle Reader
- Author
- Crothers, Samuel McChord
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- Essay Books on Books Reading Association Copy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Essay; Books About Books;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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- Bookplate
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- Fine
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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....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...