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Literary Shrines: The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors
by Wolfe, Theodore F
- Used
- Condition
- good: bumped corners, spine slightly sunned, mild toning to endpapers, some chipping on deckled fore edge of text block. text cl/no DJ
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
Lippincott, 1895. Fifth Edition. hardcover. good: bumped corners, spine slightly sunned, mild toning to endpapers, some chipping on deckled fore edge of text block. text clean, binding tight./no DJ. 12mo. 223pp. description of the homes and surroundings for American authors like Thoreau, Webster, Alcott, Emerson, Whittier, Whitman, Lowell, Longfellow interspersed with descriptions of locales found in their works. #00943.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 862
- Title
- Literary Shrines
- Author
- Wolfe, Theodore F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - good: bumped corners, spine slightly sunned, mild toning to endpapers, some chipping on deckled fore edge of text block. text cl
- Jacket Condition
- no DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Publisher
- Lippincott
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- homes, architecture, history, literary criticism, books on books, nonfiction
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About the Seller
Matthew's Books LLC
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
About Matthew's Books LLC
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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