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Letters from a Mourning City
by Munthe, Alex
- Used
- Good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1899. Second edition. Cloth. Good. 12mo. 221 pp. [2] Blue cloth, gilt titiling, yapped edges. Rubbing to cloth, heaviest at spine ends and corners, discoloration to end leaves, shaken but holding, po name in ink to title. Frontis engraving by Countess Feodora Gleichen. A collection of letters written by Swedish psychiatrist, Axel Munthe during his time in Naples. A Well loved copy owned by Caroline Sidney Sinkler. Sinkler's Bookplate and signature present on fpd and front flyleaf. Distant relative of Teddy Roosevelt, Sinkler was a philanthropist of the arts. Having a wide circle of friends, including Isabella Steward Gardner and Cecilia Beaux, she was also heavily involved in the bohemian art colony Dabsville, in Gloucester, MA. Association copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- small volume
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 239
- Title
- Letters from a Mourning City
- Author
- Munthe, Alex
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Isabella Stewart Gardner, Dabsville, Philadelphia, Art History, Wrong Roof, Carrie Sinkler, Joanna Stewart Davidge, Andrew Sleeper, Cecilia Beaux
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About the Seller
small volume
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Providence, Rhode Island
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- Bookplate
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- Association Copy
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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...
- Leaves
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- 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....
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 12mo
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- Edges
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