Introduction to American Literature including Illustrative Selections with Notes
by Painter, F. V. N
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Boston, MA: Leach, Shewell, & Sanborn, 1897. Cloth. Very Good +. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. vii, 498pp w index. Frontis w tissue guard intact. Sixteen upaginated ports. Prev owner name inked on verso of frontis. Green cloth w gilt lettering on cover and spine. Small rubbing to corners. Binding square, joints and hinges sound. Small octavo. This edition published with the annotated selections.
This introduction provides an overview of the Colonial Periods, The Revolutionary Period, the National Periods, with and extensive Illustrative selections from authors including Mather, Edwards, Irving, Cooper, Poe, Emerson, Hawthorne, Lowell and others
This introduction provides an overview of the Colonial Periods, The Revolutionary Period, the National Periods, with and extensive Illustrative selections from authors including Mather, Edwards, Irving, Cooper, Poe, Emerson, Hawthorne, Lowell and others
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- Title
- Introduction to American Literature including Illustrative Selections with Notes
- Author
- Painter, F. V. N
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Leach, Shewell, & Sanborn
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- American literature -- Criticism, interpretation, etc American literature -- History and criticism NOISBN
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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