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Accolon of Gaul with Other Poems
by CAWEIN, Madison J
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- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Louisville: John P. Morton & Company, 1889. First Edition. One of 500 copies. Octavo (21.5cm); royal blue cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; floral-patterned endpapers; top edge gilt; publisher's original unprinted dustjacket; viii,164,[2]pp. Fine in a Very Good example of the unprinted brown paper dustjacket, with losses at mid-spine and upper right corner of rear panel, with several closed tears and attendant creases, and two tape mends on verso. Third book by Cawein (1865-1914), known as the "Keats of Kentucky." BAL 2988.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50839
- Title
- Accolon of Gaul with Other Poems
- Author
- CAWEIN, Madison J
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John P. Morton & Company
- Place of Publication
- Louisville
- Date Published
- 1889
- Bookseller catalogs
- The South; Literature Before 1900;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- BAL
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- Spine
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