Grandfather's Chair : a History for Youth, together with Famous Old People: being the Second Epoch of Grandfather's Chair and Liberty Tree: with the Last Words of Grandfather's Chair - COMPLETE THREE VOLUME SET
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Midland, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Boston and New York: E. P. Peabody Wiley & Putnam, 1841. First edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. All three of Hawthorne's Grandfather's Chair books for children, all first editions. The first volume very good, with 1841 gift inscription on blank page "Henry L. Abbot, from his Father, August 13, 1841." General Henry Larcom Abbot up to be a distinguished Civil War Brevet Major General. Below the 1841 inscription is a 1913 inscription by the general's daughter, Eleanor Abbot. Famous Old People with chipped label and wrinkle and water mark to cover, but internally quite nice. Liberty Tree - the scarcest of the three - with expert repair to cloth at front joint, and penciled 1841 inscription to front endpaper. A rare set, seldom found together.
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- Bookseller
- Graver & Pen Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013446
- Title
- Grandfather's Chair : a History for Youth, together with Famous Old People: being the Second Epoch of Grandfather's Chair and Liberty Tree: with the Last Words of Grandfather's Chair - COMPLETE THREE VOLUME SET
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. 1st Printing
- Publisher
- E. P. Peabody Wiley & Putnam
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1841
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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