The Habitant and Other Poems
by Drummond, William Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
-
Madison, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: G.B. Putnam's Sons, 1901. 137pp. Smooth, brown vellum spine. TEG, Gilt vignette on front board. This is #34 of 1000 signed, limited copies.Foxing on the endpapers, scuff on the top left corner, darkening to the extrwemities. Hignes are tight. Gravures throughout. Irish-born Canadian poet whose humorous dialect poems made him "one of the most popular authors in the English-speaking world".. Signed Numbered Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. Illus. by William Simpson Coburn. Octavo.
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- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029476
- Title
- The Habitant and Other Poems
- Author
- Drummond, William Henry
- Illustrator
- William Simpson Coburn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- Signed Numbered Limited Edition
- Publisher
- G.B. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- Poetry
- Size
- Octavo
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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. ...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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