The Happy Home. Richly Embellished with Numerous Cuts and Plates - Volime I
by Baker, A.R. Rev. [editor]
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Houlton, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Boston: C. Stone & Co., 1855 This FIRST EDITION hard cover is in GOOD CONDITION. 408pp bound in RED LEATHER, lavishly gilt on both front & back covers, with all pages edges gilt. Engraving & plates are tissue guarded, with color plates of fruit and flowers, colors still bright. With prose, poetry, literary record, passiing events of importance, housewifery and more. Covers show wear, rubbing, with piece of spine covering absent, and occasional interior foxing. BINDING TIGHT, hinges cracked.
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- Bookseller
- Monroe Bridge Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001465
- Title
- The Happy Home. Richly Embellished with Numerous Cuts and Plates - Volime I
- Author
- Baker, A.R. Rev. [editor]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- C. Stone & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- Poetry Prose Housewifery Gardening Embroidery Wardrobe Clothing Literary "Color Plates Fruit Flowers"
- Bookseller catalogs
- POETRY; RARE AND SCARCE;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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