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The Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell
by James Russell Lowell
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is a handsome, fine binding edition of "The Poetical Works of JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL." Also included is a biographical sketch of Lowell at the front. 1898; Thomas Y. Crowell and Company; New York. Nicely bound in full leather with a cameo of Lowell inlaid on the front cover, gilt page edges on all sides of the text block, decorative end papers, gilt lettering and decorations on the front cover and spine, and a ribbon page marker. There is a frontispiece portrait of Lowell with a tissue guard. The contents are grouped as follows: Biographical Sketch; Early Poems; Miscellaneous Poems; Memorial Verses.
Condition:
Clean covers and spine. The leather has torn at the top-right corner of the front cover, and has scuffed at the other 3 cover corners. Small tears to the leather at the top of the spine. There are a couple tiny tears to the leather surrounding the cameo on the front cover. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Bright gilt page edges on all sides of the text block. Nice interior - the pages are clean with only tanning to pages 264/265 and 288/280 from old newspaper clippings left between, and a shadow outline of the ribbon page marker on pages 42 & 43. The ribbon page marker is present but has detached. There is an inscription dated 1918 written in pencil on the front end paper. Overall the book is in Good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8100
- Title
- The Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell
- Author
- James Russell Lowell
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1898
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- James Russell Lowell, Poetical works, poems, poetry, fireside Poets, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Cullen Bryant, Oliver wendell Holmes, John greenleaf whittier
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
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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.
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- Text Block
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- Fine Binding
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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- New
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- 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...
- Gilt
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