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Our Old Home: A Series of English Sketches
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
-
Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
This is a handsome, antique copy of "Our Old Home" - A Series of English Sketches by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE. Annotated with passages from the author's note-books. 1901; Houghton, Mifflin and Company; Boston and New York. This edition features a frontispiece engraving of Hawthorne, and numerous full-page photogravures (with descriptive tissue guards). Gilt top page edges. The book is a collection of 12 essays about England, as follows: Consular Experiences; Leamington Spa; About Warwick; Recollections of a Gifted Woman; Litchfield and Uttoxeter; Pilgrimage to Old Boston; Near Oxford; Some of the Haunts of Burns; A London Suburb; Up the Thames; Outside Glimpses of English Poverty; Civic Banquets.
Condition:
Clean covers and spine. Bright gilt top page edges. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no loose pages. There is an insignificant crack at the front hinge between the title page and frontispiece - despite the crack, the front cover is still firmly attached and is not shaky. There is a neatly written Christmas inscription dated 1910 in ink on the front end paper. Nice interior - the pages are lightly age-toned and clean with only a few tiny stains at the outer margin of the title page (see photo). The tissue guard over the frontispiece has a 1" tear at the lower-inner corner. Overall the book is in Very Good- condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7967
- Title
- Our Old Home
- Author
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1901
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- nathaniel hawthorne, the scarlet letter, wonder book boys girls, mosses old manse, grandfathers chair, young goodman brown, house seven gables, our old home
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Fiction; Exploration / Travel / Adventure; Non-Fiction;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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"...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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