Flushing & Queens Borough, NY: [J.E. Hill], 1901.. Small square octavo. Parchment-backed marbled boards. Frontis and illustrations. Printed in black and red. Foretips worn, small surface abrasions at board corners around spine, internally fine and unopened. First legitimate separate edition, authorized for publication by D.B. Updike, publisher of THE QUEST, where the essay first appeared. The UK issue of the text represented as a separate limited to fifty copies was fabricated by Foreman from sheets of the periodical (see Lemire E-14). This is copy #21 of 100 numbered copies printed on Japan Vellum, with two internal illustrations by F. H. New and wood engraved initials by Hill. LEMIRE A-97.01.

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Bookseller: William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: WRCLIT86427
Title: GOSSIP ABOUT AN OLD HOUSE ON THE UPPER THAMES
Author: Morris, William
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: [J.E. Hill]
Place of Publication: Flushing & Queens Borough, NY
Date Published: 1901.

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Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Unopened: A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
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....
Vellum: Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Marbled boards: ...