The Courtin'
by Lowell, James Russell; Keller, Arthur I. (illus)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- fine
- Seller
-
Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1909. First edition thus. Hardcover. fine. First seperate and first illustrated edition. Decorative blue paper covered boards lettered in gilt and with gilt window featuring the silhouette of a woman; buff cloth spine. Color illustrated endpapers featuring charming scenes of Cupid in each of the four seasons. Unpaginated (56 pp.) with lovely illustrations and decorations in full color by Keller throughout. Lowell's short prose piece is the subject, apiece which appeared at the end of the introduction of the Second Series of The Bigelow Papers. Fine, fresh example of a lovely art nouveau-period book, slight toning to the spine strip.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E12967B
- Title
- The Courtin'
- Author
- Lowell, James Russell; Keller, Arthur I. (illus)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- illustration, illustrators, poetry, romance, verse
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
TRACKING AND INSURANCE AT OPTION OF BUYER. ON UNINSURED ITEMS, OUR RESPONSIBILITY ENDS WITH PROOF OF SHIPPING---NO EXCEPTIONS! Books are returnable if misdescribed; we must be notified within 48 hours of receipt if making a return. We conform to accepted ABAA grading. "First edition" means "first printing" unless noted; if it doesn't say it has a jacket then it doesn't; faults such as ownership signatures, price clipping, etc. will be noted in the listing. Member ABAA, ILAB, ABNJ.
About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Spine Strip
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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