Leaves From Margaret Smith's Journal in the Province of Massachusetts Bay 1678-9
by [Whittier, John Greenleaf], Smith, Margaret
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. From American poet and critic William H. Matchett's personal library, with his name on the front endpaper. Original brownish red cloth covers with gilt spine titles and a textured cover decoration. First Edition. Novel from noted abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier, first published as 'non-fiction' journal excerpts from a member of the Massachussetts Bay Colony. A Very Good copy. Book has shelfwear, severe edgewear, bumped corners, sunning to spine, discoloration to inside covers and endpapers, and toning to pages. No dustjacket. 12mo.
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- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 621227
- Title
- Leaves From Margaret Smith's Journal in the Province of Massachusetts Bay 1678-9
- Author
- [Whittier, John Greenleaf], Smith, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ticknor, Reed and Fields
- Date Published
- 1849
- Keywords
- WHAR.874, , , , , , , ,
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 12mo
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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....
- Cloth
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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...
- First Edition
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