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An Island Garden
by [Sarah Wyman Whitman] Thaxter, Celia; illustrated by Childe Hassam
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Houghton Mifflin & Co, 1895. Hardcover. Very Good. Hassam, Childe. 1895 reprint, cover designed by Sarah Wyman Whitman, not signed. Hardcover, light green cloth boards with gilt lettering and design to both boards and spine, top edge gilt, foredge untrimmed, 9-1/4" tall, 126 pp., pictures and illuminations by Childe Hassam. Toning to spine, soil marks to front cover at title banner, minor flaking to gilt. A beautiful and important book for many reasons, not the least of which is the garden itself, which can still be visited today. It was almost completely destroyed by fire in 1914, but has been restored and maintained by the University of New Hampshire. The binding by Whitman is one of her best, and the Bibliography of American Literature describes it as "one of the most elaborate pieces of bookmaking of the period." (BAL 19923)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Crooked House Books & Paper
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002303
- Title
- An Island Garden
- Author
- [Sarah Wyman Whitman] Thaxter, Celia; illustrated by Childe Hassam
- Illustrator
- Hassam, Childe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin & Co
- Date Published
- 1895
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- publishers binding art artist
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About the Seller
Crooked House Books & Paper
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Portland, Oregon
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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