The Journals of Francis Parkman (2 Volumes)
by Wade, Mason (Editor)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York & London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1947. Parkman is probably the premier American historian of the Nineteenth Century, famed for style as well as his scholarship. These are Fine copies of the First Edition (stated). Blue cloth binding, stamped on the front cover, with gilt titling on the spine. Very bright and fresh. Clean text; 381 pages, with pagination continuing to 718 in Volume Two. Indexed. The dustjackets are complete; showing some light edgewear and darkening around the margins.Volume Two has some spotting on the front cover. A handsome set; in archival plastic protectors.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004348
- Title
- The Journals of Francis Parkman (2 Volumes)
- Author
- Wade, Mason (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York & London
- Date Published
- 1947
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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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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- 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....
- First Edition
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- Fine
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