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The Man Without a Country

The Man Without a Country

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The Man Without a Country

by Hale, Edward Everett

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New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1936. Collector's Edition. Very good+ in full leather covered boards with the relief images of Canada, Mexico and Central America on the front board and with gilt text stamping on the spine. A small quarto of 10 by 7 inches with chips to the surface of the leather over the spine. Without a dust jacket; however the book is contained within its original, very good, paper covered slip case. One of only 1,500 copies printed with this copy identified as number 373 and this copy is signed by the illustrator. 55 pages of text with color illustrations by Edward A. Wilson. With an introduction by Carl Van Doren.

Synopsis

The Man Without A Country, written by Edward Everett Hale in 1863 and originally published in Ticknor and Fields’ magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, follows American Army lieutenant Philip Nolan. He renounced America during a treason trial and was subsequently sentenced to traverse the seas for the remainder of his life with no news of his country. The Man Without A Country  was first published in the December 1863 issue of  Ticknor and Fields' magazine: The Atlantic Monthly, Devoted to Literature, Art and Politics,  number 74 of Volume XII (pg 665-796 with the following two pages having an index for Volume XII). Only in the index is Hale attributed for the short story.

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Bookseller
Town's End Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
TB30835
Title
The Man Without a Country
Author
Hale, Edward Everett
Book Condition
Used
Edition
Collector's Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
The Limited Editions Club
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1936

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Slip Case
A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
Good+
A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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....
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...
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...

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