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The Magnolia for 1837
de Irving, Washington; Simms, William Gilmore; Herbert, Henry William (editor)
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Fair with no dust jacket; Missing frontispiece engraving “Esperanza”, title page with vignette of bare-breasted Nativ
- Librería
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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Sobre este artículo
NY: Bancroft & Holley. Fair with no dust jacket; Missing frontispiece engraving “Esperanza”, . title page with vignette of bare-breasted Native American woman, and title . page/copyright page, boards rubbed, corners rounded, pages toned, some . light soiling and foxing, hinges cracked.. 1836. First Edition. Hardcover. Original black leather elaborately stamped in blind and in gilt on boards and spine (binding stamped “Bancroft, Broadway” at lower edge of design on front and rear boards). All edges gilt. Contains 11 of 13 engravings. The second in this series of gift books containing short fiction, illustrations, and poetry by many authors and illustrators. Contains two works by Washington Irving, “The Widow’s Ordeal” and “Creole Village” (BAL 10149) and three by William Gilmore Simms, “Conrade Weickhoff”, “My Sister”, and “The War-Eagle of the Dismal Swamp” (BAL 18058). Other contributors include Henry William Herbert, J. G. Chapman, J. E. F. Prudhomme, Grenville Mellen, John Inman, and Theodore S. Fay. BAL 8059; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 353 pages .
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Detalles
- Librería
- Old Saratoga Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 44120
- Título
- The Magnolia for 1837
- Autor
- Irving, Washington; Simms, William Gilmore; Herbert, Henry William (editor)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fair with no dust jacket; Missing frontispiece engraving “Esperanza”, title page with vignette of bare-breasted Nativ
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Bancroft & Holley
- Lugar de publicación
- NY
- Fecha de publicación
- 1836
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- Gift Books, Literary Annuals, 19th Century Literature, BAL
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Short Stories and Essays;
Términos de venta
Old Saratoga Books
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Sobre el vendedor
Old Saratoga Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2005
Selkirk, New York
Sobre Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
