Septimius Felton, or the Elixer of Life
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Midland, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Boston: James R. Osgood, 1872. First edition. second issue. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Original blue cloth, gilt and black designs. First edition, second issue with "It" correct on page 42. Bit of fray to spine head, and wear to edges, front hinge cracked, former owner name in ink. Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Graver & Pen Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012383
- Title
- Septimius Felton, or the Elixer of Life
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. second issue
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1872
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- 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...
- Cloth
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- 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,...
- First Edition
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- Jacket
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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....
- 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.