The Building of the Ship
by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Oneonta, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co., 1870. Handsome edition of Longfellow's classic, the first "separated edition" with illustrations. Bevelved green cloth covers with decorations in black and gilt. All edges gilt. Engravings in black and white. Covers show some discoloration, soil and wear. Pages show foxing. Former owner's name present. 5 x 7 inches with 79 pages.. 1st Separated Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Popeks Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- p14858
- Title
- The Building of the Ship
- Author
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Separated Edition
- Publisher
- Fields, Osgood, & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1870
- Keywords
- Poetry, Antique, Antiquarian, Engravings
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Popeks Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2003
Oneonta, New York
About Popeks Books, IOBA
Store located at 356 Main Street in Otego, NY
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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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...