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Venetian Life (Two Volumes)
by Howells, William Dean
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston & New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1892. Howells originally visited Venice in 1866, then revisited in 1883, but declined revisions to later publication. His Preface notes that "The book is distinctly a youthful book, for good as well as ill. I might amend it; but I am afraid I should mar it if I meddled with it." These are Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copies of the First Edition Thus, a lovely production in a decorative fine binding. White cloth, ruled in gilt, with a gilt wreath and title on the front covers and spine. Clean texts; 297 pages and 287 pages, indexed. Top edges are gilt, others rough-cut. Many beautiful colour illustrations (with guards). These are possible ASSOCIATION COPIES, with an interesting bookplate for Ellen B. Ballou; Ballou wrote a well-regarded history of the publisher Houghton Mifflin. Mild bumps, slight darkeneing of the spine, light soiling to the vulnerable white binding. Really a lovely set of books. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Thus.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003007
- Title
- Venetian Life (Two Volumes)
- Author
- Howells, William Dean
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus.
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston & New York
- Date Published
- 1892
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Bookplate
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- Jacket
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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...
- Fine
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- New
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Spine
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