HOMES AND HAUNTS OF THE PILGRIM FATHER
by MacKennal, Alexander
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London & Philadelphi, 1899. [2],200pp. plus plates and 4pp. of book advertisements. Color frontis. Quarto. Original gilt vellum, silk ties. Bit scuffed at extremities. Good. From an edition limited to 150 copies. A nicely illustrated survey of the original homes and haunts (mostly European) of the Pilgrim Fathers, illustrated from original drawings and photographs by Charles Whymper.
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM18637
- Title
- HOMES AND HAUNTS OF THE PILGRIM FATHER
- Author
- MacKennal, Alexander
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London & Philadelphi
- Date Published
- 1899
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
William Reese Company
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New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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. ...