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Independently published, 2019. Paperback. New. 179 pages. 10.00x8.00x0.41 inches.

Paperback / softback. New.

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paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

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Boston: Phillips, Sampson And Company, 1856. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 414 Pp + 6 Pp Publisher's Catalog At End. Red-Brown Cloth, Gilt And Blindstamped, Yellow Endpaper, Dark Topstain. First Edition. Covers With Gilt Complete And Strong But With Some Reddening; Cloth With Wear, Tiny Fray At Tips And At Each Corner Of Spine; Hinges Tight; Former Owner's Name On Front Pastedown, With A Little Offsetting On Front Free Endpaper.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

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Signed in ink by an (assumed) owner, the front free end paper missing. Private Library stamp inside FC, and a dated signature. Several of our hero's tales have roots deep in the White Mountains, to wit: "Morton, en route for the barbarous districts of which Vinal had expressed his disapproval, stopped by the way at a spot which, though wild enough at that time, had ceased to be a wilderness. This was the Notch of the White Mountains, perverted, since, into a resort of quasi fashion. Here, arriving late at the lonely hostelry of one Tom Crawford, he learned from that worthy person, to whom his face was well known, that other guests, from Boston, like himself, were seated at the tea table. Accordingly, descending thither, he saw four persons. The first was a quiet-looking man, with the air of a gentleman, and something in his appearance which seemed to indicate military habits and training. Morton remembered to have seen him before. At his side, and under his tutelary care, sat two personages,… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

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Binding Spine Ends And Bd Corners Worn, Lightly Cocked, Small Wormhole Upper Foreedge, Else Very Good+ Condition. A True First Printing Dated 1856 On The Title Page. 414 Pages With A 6 Page Publisher Catalog In The Rear. Signed In Pencil By The First (Assumed) Owner In May, 1856 On The Front Blank. (This Is The Earliest Owner-Dated Copy Of This Title I Have Ever Seen Or Heard About) Notes: Several Of Our Hero's Tales Have Roots Deep In The White Mountains, To Wit: "Morton, En Route For The Barbarous Districts Of Which Vinal Had Expressed His Disapproval, Stopped By The Way At A Spot Which, Though Wild Enough At That Time, Had Ceased To Be A Wilderness. This Was The Notch Of The White Mountains, Perverted, Since, Into A Resort Of Quasi Fashion. Here, Arriving Late At The Lonely Hostelry Of One Tom Crawford, He Learned From That Worthy Person, To Whom His Face Was Well Known, That Other Guests,… Read More

Signed in pencil by the first (assumed) owner on July 9th, 1856, on the front free end paper. Bookplate inside FC, and another dated signature below the first, this one in ghastly ink! Several of our hero's tales have roots deep in the White Mountains, to wit: "Morton, en route for the barbarous districts of which Vinal had expressed his disapproval, stopped by the way at a spot which, though wild enough at that time, had ceased to be a wilderness. This was the Notch of the White Mountains, perverted, since, into a resort of quasi fashion. Here, arriving late at the lonely hostelry of one Tom Crawford, he learned from that worthy person, to whom his face was well known, that other guests, from Boston, like himself, were seated at the tea table. Accordingly, descending thither, he saw four persons. The first was a quiet-looking man, with the air of a gentleman, and something in his appearance which seemed to indicate military habits and training. Morton remembered to have seen him before. At… Read More

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Boston: Phillips, Sampson & Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. Original red cloth, spine ends chipped and corners worn; internally several signatures starting. ; Bal 15451. .

Boston: Phillips, Sampson & Company, 1856 Near fine in the original brown cloth blindstamped boards, gilt titles on the spine. A true first printing dated 1856 on the title page. 414 pages with a 7 page publisher catalog in the rear. Light spine end fraying and a tad bit of corner wear, All-in-all a very well-preserved example of this early novel with connections to the White Mountains of NH. No ownership marks inside which is uncommonly clean and bright with white/creamy paper and no foxing to pages (including the often affected period yellow paper end sheets), no dog ears, tears or other markings to distract from this unusually Fine condition. Several of our hero's tales have roots deep in the White Mountains, to wit: "Morton, en route for the barbarous districts of which Vinal had expressed his disapproval, stopped by the way at a spot which, though wild enough at that time, had ceased to be a wilderness. This was the Notch of the White Mountains, perverted,… Read More

Boston: Phillips, Sampson And Company, 1856., 1856. 12mo. pp. 414, [6]ads. original blind-stamped cloth (cloth discoloured, extremities frayed). First Edition.. 1st Edition. Hardcover.