The Great Stone Face and other Tales of the White Mountains (The Riverside Library Edition)
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good in fair dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Prior owner address label inside. Green and white tinted photo decorate
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Boston.: Houghton Mifflin., 1935. Circa 1935 reprint of 1889 edition, w/ added photos.. Hard cover. Very good in fair dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Prior owner address label inside. Green and white tinted photo decorated jacket has stains and tears, chips missing along spine. Jacket edges have damp stain and small chips. Age-toning.. Brainard, A H (Photography by), and Mixer, E R (Photography by), and Detroit Publishing Company (Photos courtesy of).. 1 Black cloth over spine, light blue paper over boards, decorated with Man on the Mountain blue profile icon. Gold spine titles. viii, 78, 20 cm. Includes 5 leaves of B&W photo Plates. Essays first copyrighted in 1882, 1883, and 1889, The Great Stone Face; The Ambitious Guest; The Great Carbuncle; Sketches from Memory. The White Mountains are the tallest in the American northeast, stretching through New Hampshire north country as part of the Appalachian Mountain Range. During the 19th century, the region was a popular summer tourism destination as folks escaped the heat and stench of the cities, and made their way to the grand hotels and numerous cottages that had sprung up. Poet and writer Nathanial Hawthorne was a regular. The prior owner of this volume descended from early settlers of Newport, NH, and her gold initialed leather corner marker remains, though has caused some acid darkening where placed. Rear jacket cover lists 6 Houghton Mifflin "new novels".
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- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.90180004239
- Title
- The Great Stone Face and other Tales of the White Mountains (The Riverside Library Edition)
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Illustrator
- Brainard, A H (Photography by), and Mixer, E R (Photography by), and Detroit Publishing Company (Photos courtesy of).
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in fair dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Prior owner address label inside. Green and white tinted photo decorate
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Circa 1935 reprint of 1889 edition, w/ added photos.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin.
- Place of Publication
- Boston.
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- A. H. Brainard, photographer|E.R. Mixer, phtographer|Detroit Publishing Company, photos|The Ambitious Guest|The Great Carbuncle|Sketches from Memory
- Bookseller catalogs
- New Hampshire;
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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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Newport, New Hampshire
About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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