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Merry-Mount; A Romance of the Massachusetts Colony
by Motley, John Lothrop
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/None
- Seller
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Boston: James Munroe, 1849. 1st. Hardcover. Good/None. Hardcover, brown cloth with embossed design on covers, gilt title on spine. 252 pages. 2 volumes in one. A fictional account of Thomas Morton's "Merry Mount" community, arguably America's first notable contrarian movement: anti-Puritan, devoted to public sinning, and credited with erecting the first Maypole in North America. Previous owner's inscription on front end paper. Corners bumped. Rubbing to extremities. Chipping to spine cover. Light foxing to a few pages. Record # 220795
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 220795
- Title
- Merry-Mount; A Romance of the Massachusetts Colony
- Author
- Motley, John Lothrop
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- James Munroe
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1849
- Keywords
- Fiction, Novels, , .
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...