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LIFE OF ALICE FREEMAN PALMER
by Palmer, George Herbert
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1909. First edition. First edition. Attractive full crushed dark green morocco with bold gilt ruling and blossom design all four corners, front and back; spine with similar gilt blosoms on five compartments, signed with publisher's gilt pallet rear dentelle. An uncommon Riverside binding, produced under the oversight of L.A. Cole, noted binder of the period. George Palmer founded Wellesley College. Fine.
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- Bookseller
- Nudelman Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2153
- Title
- LIFE OF ALICE FREEMAN PALMER
- Author
- Palmer, George Herbert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1909
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Nudelman Rare Books
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About Nudelman Rare Books
Specializing in Fine Bindings By Noted Bookbinders; High Spots and Inscribed Copies of Important 19th-20th Century English and American Literature; Autograph Letters and Manuscripts; Fine Press Books; Unusual and Rare Children's and Illustrated; Art Nouveau; Pre-Raphaelite Poetry and Associations; Jugendstil, Wiener Werkstatte; 1890's.Long-standing rare book dealer established in 1979, in Seattle, Washington specializing in the highest quality fine and rare books, primarily from the 18th through 20th Centuries. We value your patronage and would love to have you join our mailing list where we offer illustrated catalogs twice a year by PDF (with copious photos of content). All books are guaranteed as described, and returnable within 7 days for any reason. By Appointment Only.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Dentelle
- Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- 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...
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