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Poems
by Whittier, John G
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: John W. Lovell Company Book. Illus. by Portrait Frontispiece. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Original chestnut decorative cloth over boards with black Art Nouveau leaves and flowers and gilt decoration. Ca.1882. This edition is from Lovell's "Red Line Edition", but the publishing company listed on the spine is "Belford, Clarke & Co." All edges gilt. Previous owner's stamp, and spine sticker. Minor rubbing to edges. This book would make a lovely gift. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dave Shoots, Bookseller
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014080
- Title
- Poems
- Author
- Whittier, John G
- Illustrator
- Portrait Frontispiece
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- John W. Lovell Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- NOISBN. Poetry.
Terms of Sale
Dave Shoots, Bookseller
In case of returns, seller will refund purchase price and initial shipping cost provided merchandise is returned in good condition within 14 days of sale. Payment methods accepted: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, PayPal (to daveshoots@nb.aibn.com), cash, cheque or money order. 20% discount to the trade. Books will be shipped as customer prefers upon receipt of purchase price and shipping costs. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR BOOK. THANKS!
About the Seller
Dave Shoots, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2004
Saint John, New Brunswick
About Dave Shoots, Bookseller
We have been booksellers since 2000. We deal in old and rare hardcovers, primarily non-fiction. We have about 10,000 books in four rooms of an 1820's mansion located in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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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