Our Old Home: A Series of English Sketches
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Moseley, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Ticknor and Fields, 1863. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY BENNETT IN 3/4 CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE AND MARBLING TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND VERY LITTLE FOXING. 398 PAGES, BOOK MEASURES 7.25"x5". FIRST EDITION, 160 YEARS OLD. A STUNNING EXAMPLE IN REMARKABLE CONDITION.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reagan's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 204136015823
- Title
- Our Old Home: A Series of English Sketches
- Author
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Ticknor and Fields
- Date Published
- 1863
- Keywords
- ST EDITION, RARE, FINE LEATHER BINDING, BOUND BY BENNETT, GREAT CONDITION
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About the Seller
Reagan's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2018
Moseley, Virginia
About Reagan's Rare Books
Reagan's Rare Books specializes in fine bindings and leather bound books dating primarily from the 18th century to early 20th century in a wide range of subject matter such as History, Americana, and Literature.
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...