GEORGIA SCENES, Characters, Incidents, &ct..., in the first half century of the republic
by A Native Georgian (Augustus Longstreet)
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- good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1840. 2nd edition. Cloth. Good. 2nd edition, later printing. A Good copy. 12mo., 214 pp., illustrated with engraved plates. Bound in the publisher's tan cloth, with gilt title on the spine. Some soiling to the boards. Previous owners' gift inscription on a front end paper, dated 1888. Plates foxed, text generally clean. Howes L448. Realistic sketches of Southern humor. Georgian born Augustus Baldwin Longstreet was uncle and mentor of Confederate General James Longstreet.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23842
- Title
- GEORGIA SCENES, Characters, Incidents, &ct..., in the first half century of the republic
- Author
- A Native Georgian (Augustus Longstreet)
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1840
- Keywords
- Howes, americana, georgia
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Rougemont, North Carolina
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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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...