THE COMPLETE WORKS OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE (14 VOLUME LEATHER BOUND SET)
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Livonia, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Houghton, Mifflin & Co.. Very Good. 1883. Hardcover. ; 14 volumes of a 15 volume set. Three quarter red morocco leather bound covers with 5 raised bands and marbled boards are worn at corners and spine caps with varying degrees of wear to the hinges. Two boards are cracked all the way and starting. Several boards with hinges that are cracked just 1/2" to 1" from the top. Cover are clean and overall in very good condition. Boards and spines are straight. Bindings are tight. Marbled end sheets and paste downs clean and glossy. Frontispieces and plates protected by tissue. Pages are very lightly toned but clean and very good. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14076
- Title
- THE COMPLETE WORKS OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE (14 VOLUME LEATHER BOUND SET)
- Author
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
- Date Published
- 1883
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2020
Livonia, Michigan
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...