Boston: Ticknor, Reed & Fields, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. Modern bookplate. Spine chipped to text block, old repairs to both joints, gilt on spine very bright. Good. Original brown cloth. BAL 21769: Binding A (no sequence determined). Only 1500 copies printed. Dec. 1849 Catalogue, earliest noted, inserted at front. Without "The End" on last page. Contents are 10 biographies including John Bunyan and Andrew Marvell.

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 003262
Title: OLD PORTRAITS AND MODERN SKETCHES
Author: WHITTIER, John Greenleaf
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Modern bookplate. Spine chipped to text block, old repairs to both joints, gilt on spine very bright. Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Ticknor, Reed & Fields
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1850
Keywords: 19th Century American Literature, 19th Century Literature
Bookseller catalogs: 19th Century American Literature; Literary Criticism; Poetry; Literary Biography;

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Charles Agvent

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We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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