Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883. New edition, enlarged and illustrated, 1883. Handsomely bound collection of illustrated romanticized reveries about New England, its scenery, its people, its life, its seasons, etc. Contains many tissue-protected engraved plates after L. Faber, E. Heinemann, G. P. Williams, G. T. Andrew, many others, plus many smaller engravings within the text. Teal blue cloth over beveled boards, gilt lettering, elaborate decoration in black and light blue, all edges gilt, 243 pages. Some rubbing to the corners and spine ends, good hinges, firm text block, very clean pages, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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Bookseller: Resource Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 037308
Title: New England Bygones
Author: Arr, E. H. [Ellen H. Rollins]. Introduction By Gail Hamilton
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott & Co.
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Date Published: 1883
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
Keywords: NEW ENGLAND SCENERY ILLUSTRATIONS
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;

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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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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....
Beveled: Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...