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Seasons at Eagle Pond
by Hall, Donald
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1987. First Edition. Fine in 1/4 red cloth and green paper covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 9 1/8 by 6 inches. Without a dust jacket as issued; however, the book is contained within a near fine, paper covered slipcase with an illustrated paper label. Signed on the title page by the author without an inscription or date. 86 pages of text with illustrations throughout by Thomas W. Nason.
Synopsis
A heartfelt celebration of the New England seasons in a charmingly illustrated, slipcased gift edition by New England's pre-eminent poet. Lyrical, comic and elegiac, it sings of a land and culture that is disappearing under the assault of change.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB30244
- Title
- Seasons at Eagle Pond
- Author
- Hall, Donald
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ticknor & Fields
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
Biblio member since 2009
Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
We purchase and sell only collectible first editions in a number of fields all focused on Americana. We are primarily mail order sellers; however, we are open by appointment and welcome visits from customers.
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Title Page
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
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