By Italian Seas
by Peixotto, Ernest C
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1907. First Edition; Early Printing. Hardcover. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. Early Printing of the First Edition. Lg 8vo. 233pp. Publisher's full green cloth, spine letters gilt, elaborate gilt image on front cover with paper color scenic view, top edges gilt, map and sea shells decorate endpapers. Book in near fine condition (corners slightly rubbed), no dj (issued?). Printed by the De Vine Press, with 74 full-page and vignette illustrations by Peixotto. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 233 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale A. Sorenson
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13856
- Title
- By Italian Seas
- Author
- Peixotto, Ernest C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; Early Printing
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1907
- Keywords
- Travel, Italy, Publisher's Cloth
Terms of Sale
Dale A. Sorenson
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
Dale A. Sorenson
Biblio member since 2015
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Dale A. Sorenson
Used and rare books of quality in all subjects.
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Vignette
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- Fine
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- Edges
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