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Hearths and Homes of Old Lynn
de Hawkes, Nathan Mortimer
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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Lynn, Massachusetts: Thos. P. Nichols & Sons, 1907 Limited Edition 221/500. Hard cover, 8 vo., in publisher's original green cloth with pictorial decoration in gilt and white, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, 350 pp. Includes 24 black and white photographic plates, and an index. An " in-gathering of sketches, addresses, and local historical studies" of this Essex County, Massachusetts community. Author Nathan Mortimer Hawkes (1843-1919) was a descendant of an early Massachusetts Bay plantation settler, Adam Hawkes, of whom he provided a genealogical study in 1888. An antiquarian, he would pen articles and books on a number of topics of local interest: biographies, witchcraft, the farms of Essex, and various other addresses given to institutions such as the Essex Institute. Condition: Very Good. Slight rubbing at corners, and head and foot of spine, browning to endpapers. Contents pleasingly bright and clean. A nice, well cared for copy.. Limited Edition . Hard Cover. Very Good.
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- Librería
- Dark and Stormy Night Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 8314
- Título
- Hearths and Homes of Old Lynn
- Autor
- Hawkes, Nathan Mortimer
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Edición
- Limited Edition
- Editorial
- Thos. P. Nichols & Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- Lynn, Massachusetts
- Fecha de publicación
- 1907
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
