THE BUILDING OF THE CITY BEAUTIFUL
by Miller, Joaquin
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Yarmouth, Maine, United States
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About This Item
1893. Cambridge & Chicago: Stone & Kimball, 1893. Original grey cloth decorated in gilt, beveled.
First Edition, which consisted of only 500 copies (so stated). This tale, by the Hoosier who migrated to the Pacific Northwest, takes place in Jerusalem and the Holy Lands at the time of Christ. It is today collected largely as a fine production by the publisher Stone & Kimball. A fine copy. Kramer 6.
First Edition, which consisted of only 500 copies (so stated). This tale, by the Hoosier who migrated to the Pacific Northwest, takes place in Jerusalem and the Holy Lands at the time of Christ. It is today collected largely as a fine production by the publisher Stone & Kimball. A fine copy. Kramer 6.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sumner & Stillman (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6757
- Title
- THE BUILDING OF THE CITY BEAUTIFUL
- Author
- Miller, Joaquin
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1893
- Keywords
- Stone & Kimball; Holy Land; Palestine
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction (19th Century);
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About the Seller
Sumner & Stillman
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Yarmouth, Maine
About Sumner & Stillman
Founded in 1980, Sumner & Stillman is a small family business providing personal service in the buying and selling of literary first editions of the 19th and early 20th Centuries. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) for over 30 years.
Glossary
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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...
- 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...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...