James Russell Lowell : a Biography (Two volumes, complete)
by Scudder, Horace Elisha
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston ; Cambridge: Houghton, Mifflin & Co.; The Riverside Press, 1901. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A biography in 2 volumes of the American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat James Russell Lowell. 1st edition. Black cloth boards, gilt spine titles, top edge gilt, vol. 1 - 455 pp., vol. 2 - 482 pp.; 12 black and white illustrations (6 in each volume, including a portrait frontis.). PLEASE NOTE : Extra postage may be required due to weight of volumes. Condition: Good, ex-seminary library, nicely taken care of, rear pocket removed, spine labels, stamps inside cover, penciling on t.p. verso, pencil marks in margins very rare. .
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- Bookseller
- Adamstown Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 219915
- Title
- James Russell Lowell : a Biography (Two volumes, complete)
- Author
- Scudder, Horace Elisha
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin & Co.; The Riverside Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston ; Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- Poetry James Russell Lowell
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; History / United States; Biography & Autobiography;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Adamstown Books
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About Adamstown Books
Adamstown Books is an online antiquarian and used book dealer in Lancaster PA. Our presence began in Adamstown, aka America's Antiques Capital. The Adamstown tradition is boosted by our proximity to the emerging antiques presence in Columbia PA, and the rich religious and cultural history of Lancaster County and Pennsylvania. With Gettysburg a 1 1/2 hour drive away, the American Civil War is naturally one of our key categories.
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- 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...
- Cloth
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- 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....