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The Rise of Silas Lapham
by Howells, W. D
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Arrowsic, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1885. 12mo, gilt embossed decorative brown cloth. First edition with first issue advertisement on p. ix, but with battered type in word "sojouner" on p. 176, possibly indicative of a later printing. However, BAL describes a copy like the present one, inscribed by Howells as "first copy." With ALS by Howells written to his brother from Crawfordsville, Indiana on May 1, 1881 tipped in at front paste-down. Good copy, moderate wear at extremities, spine somewhat cocked, lacking a preliminary leaf, front and back hinges internally cracked but sound,
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Arsenault & Company
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 714
- Title
- The Rise of Silas Lapham
- Author
- Howells, W. D
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1885
Terms of Sale
James Arsenault & Company
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About the Seller
James Arsenault & Company
Biblio member since 2021
Arrowsic, Maine
About James Arsenault & Company
James Arsenault & Company was established in 1988. Our stock consists of Americana, literature, fine press, early photography, plate books, trade catalogs, autographs & manuscripts, ephemera, maps, and historical prints, as well as fine and rare books and pamphlets in a variety of fields. We are members in good standing of the ABAA and ILAB, and have exhibited for many years at numerous rare book fairs in both the northeast and in California. We do not have an open shop, but welcome your inquiries regarding items in our stock possibly of interest to you.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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