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Gleanings From the Writings of Virginia Wainwright Written between the age of 7 and 17: A Collection of Poems, Stories, Essays, Anecdotes, Descriptions, Etc.
by Virginia Wainwright
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good-
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is an inscribed copy of "GLEANINGS From the Writings of Virginia Wainwright Written between the age of 7 and 17" - A Book for Old and Young with its original dust jacket. 1920 1st edition; Smithsonian Press; Boston. The book features a frontispiece portrait of Wainwright, and an inscription on the front end paper written by Wainwright's mother. "A Collection of Poems, Stories, Essays, Anecdotes, Descriptions, Etc." Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.
Condition:
Light tanning along the top edge of the covers. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Foxing on the half title page (and the facing blank end paper), the frontispiece, title page, and copyright page...the rest of the pages are clean and appear unread with no issues found. The author's mother has written an inscription in ink on the front end paper. Overall the book is in Very Good condition. The dust jacket has tanning to the covers; heavy tanning to the spine; small pieces missing along the top edge, and at the flap corners and top/bottom edges of the spine....overall the jacket is in Good- condition. (The dust jacket comes with a clear protective sleeve - not shown.)
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7889
- Title
- Gleanings From the Writings of Virginia Wainwright Written between the age of 7 and 17
- Author
- Virginia Wainwright
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1920
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- virginia wainwright, gleanings, poems, poetry, short stories, essays, anecdotes, descriptions, boston artist in quebec
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Fiction; Non-Fiction; Poetry;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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- Title Page
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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- Copyright page
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Inscribed
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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....
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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