Tales of a Wayside Inn
by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
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Arrowsic, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863. Hardcover. 12mo (7.25 x 5"), blind-stamped green cloth, gilt stamped spine, t.e.g. Vignette title, [i-iii], iv-v, [vi-viii], 225 pp.; 21 pp. publ. ads. CONDITION: Very good, light wear to corners, light foxing to first leaf, one gathering 5 sprung but holding firm, contents clean and attractive. First American edition, first printing. With publisher's catalog A, as described in BAL: "On p. 11 Tales of a Wayside Inn is unpriced and described as Nearly ready." Contains the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere and the first book printing of The Children's Hour. BAL 12136.
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- Bookseller
- James Arsenault & Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7468
- Title
- Tales of a Wayside Inn
- Author
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863
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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
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- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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....