Browning Poet and Man
by Cary, Elisabeth Luther
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1901. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. New York & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1901). First Edition, Second Printing (June 1901). Original blue cloth with elaborate gilt-decoration by Margaret Armstrong (signed MA) on front cover and spine, top edges gilt. Gilt on front cover bright, on the spine dull, lower edges of binding slightly rubbed, very good overall. Bookplate of Bartlett, Dorfred House [probably F. C. Bartlett, Dorfred House, Chicago). 10 x 7 inches. ix, 282 pages, Index plus 2pp ads. 29 plates, mostly portraits and views on heavy stock and in gravure with printed guards, rest on glossy paper (mostly caricatures).; 29 plates; 10 x 7 inches; 282 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale A. Sorenson
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2551
- Title
- Browning Poet and Man
- Author
- Cary, Elisabeth Luther
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; Second Printing
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York & London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- Decorative Cloth, Publisher's Binding, English Poetry, British Poetry
Terms of Sale
Dale A. Sorenson
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Dale A. Sorenson
Biblio member since 2015
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Dale A. Sorenson
Used and rare books of quality in all subjects.
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