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Ballads and Other Poems (First Edition)
by Mary Howitt
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good /No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1847. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good /No Jacket as Issued. Professionally rebound. Green half-leather binding with marbled boards. Five raised slightly bands. Gilt lines and designs on covers and spine. All edges gilt. Marbled end-papers. viii, 270pp. Spots of rubbing and wear to covers/spine. Head of spine is chipped. Front and back inner hinge starting, but holding very well. Little to no foxing within. Other than previous owner's name on flyleaf (in pencil) book is free from writing. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 063471
- Title
- Ballads and Other Poems (First Edition)
- Author
- Mary Howitt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Wiley and Putnam
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1847
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Poetry, Literature, Literary Works, Art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
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- Hinge
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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...
- Gilt
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