Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1899. Book. Illus. by Portraits, facsimiles and other illustrations. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1899. First edition. 8vo. Maroon cloth binding with gold ruling, decorative titles, top edge gilt. Rough-cut 303 pp., including index. A fine biography of Lowell and his environs. Antique ex-library, purchased directly from the historical collection of one of the USA's oldest institutions and bearing its hand-numbered and hand-dated antique bookplate. Front hinge cracked. Fade mark on rear board, scuffing. Gilt sharp. Very good condition..

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Seller: Respectful Exits (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 003400
Title: James Russell Lowell and His Friends
Author: Hale, Edward Everett
Illustrator: Portraits, facsimiles and other illustrations
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1899
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL CONCORD HARVARD

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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...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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