Little Journeys To The Homes Of Good Men And Great
by Hubbard, Elbert
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York. N.Y: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1907. Hardcover. Very Good. Little Journeys To The Homes Of Good Men And Great, Hubbard, Elbert. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1907. 366 Pp, Brown covered boards, brown suede spine. Gilt lettering on front & spine, w/blind stamped border & gilt border on front cover, untrimmed fore edge & foot (deckle edge), top edge gilt. Portraits of subjects of essays: George Eliot, Thomas Carlyle, John Ruskin, Wm. Gladstone, J.Turner, Jonathan Swift, Victor Hugo, Wm. Wordsworth, W. Thackeray, Charles Dickens, Oliver Goldsmith, and Shakespeare. Interior is in near fine to fine condition; exterior suede spine has some rubbing and tearing.
Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) founded his Roycroft Printing Shop in 1895 and created books treasured today for their craftsman style, fine bindings, handmade paper, and elaborately designed and decorated pages. Elbert and his wife, Alice were among the 1,198 passengers and crew who died aboard the S.S. Lusitania when it was torpedoed at the start of World War I.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001685
- Title
- Little Journeys To The Homes Of Good Men And Great
- Author
- Hubbard, Elbert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York. N.Y
- Date Published
- 1907
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
Biblio member since 2016
North Vancouver, British Columbia
About Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
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Glossary
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...