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Poems of the Late Francis S. Key, Esq., Author of "The Star Spangled Banner
de Key, Francis Scott (1779-1843)
- Usado
- First
- Estado
- Shallow chipping to head and heel of spine with mild darkening to spine. Scattered foxing inside. Rear free endpaper has top for
- Librería
-
Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1857. First edition. Original cloth over boards. Duodecimo. [xii], 203 pages, plus 12 page publisher catalogue. Shallow chipping to head and heel of spine with mild darkening to spine. Scattered foxing inside. Rear free endpaper has top fore corner torn away to a depth of about 3/4". Hinges sound, gilt generally bright. A lovely, near fine copy.. The first published collection of poetry by Francis Scott Key. "The Star Spangled Banner" is the first poem in the book, appearing on pp. 31-33 after an introductory letter by Key's friend, Roger Brooke Taney. <br /> <br /> This strikingly handsome copy of this important collection is bound in bluish-purple cloth with gilt-stamping to both boards and spine, all edges gilt. BAL binding "A."<br /> <br /> Ref.: FILBY B-39; BAL 11093; SABIN 37667.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 1169
- Título
- Poems of the Late Francis S. Key, Esq., Author of "The Star Spangled Banner
- Autor
- Key, Francis Scott (1779-1843)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Original cloth over boards. Duodecimo. [xii], 203 pages, plus 12 page publisher catalogue
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Shallow chipping to head and heel of spine with mild darkening to spine. Scattered foxing inside. Rear free endpaper has top for
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Editorial
- Robert Carter & Brothers
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1857
- Palabras clave
- national anthem, defence of ft. mchenry, poems, baltimore, first editions, Francis Scott Key, Roger Brooke Taney, war of 1812, annapolis, st. john's college
- Catálogos del vendedor
- History & Politics; Americana; Fiction & Literature;
Términos de venta
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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Sobre el vendedor
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Annapolis, Maryland
Sobre Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
We buy and sell quality used and out-of-print books, with an emphasis on Americana, Military and Naval History, and Nautical material. But we have many good books in a variety of subjects. We are located in historic Annapolis, Maryland.
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
