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Little Journeys to the homes of American authors.
by Hubbard, Elbert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
-
Bluffton, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
NY: G.P. Putnams' Sons / Knickerbocker Press, 1896. Three-Quarter Leather. VG. Reprint of the 1853 Putnam publication titled: Homes of American Authors, and now published as part of the second series of Little Journeys initiated by Elbert Hubbard. 16mo, 3/4 leather / marbled paper boards and eps, spine has red leather label, 5 raised bands, and gilt dec, teg. 388pp, b/w illus, frontis of Washington Irving. Book has been rehinged (professionally and beautifully done). VERY GOOD: lt. edgewear, owner name on fep. A nice copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bygone Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13181
- Title
- Little Journeys to the homes of American authors.
- Author
- Hubbard, Elbert
- Format/Binding
- Three-Quarter Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnams' Sons / Knickerbocker Press
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1896
- Pages
- 388
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- American Literature, Authors, Collectible
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary Biography / Letters;
Terms of Sale
Bygone Books
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About the Seller
Bygone Books
Biblio member since 2004
Bluffton, South Carolina
About Bygone Books
A closed shop of fine used and collectible books with specialties in Literature, Children's, Domestic Arts, Decorative Arts, and Great Britain.
Glossary
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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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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