Lotus Eating: A Summer Book [Kensett, John F.]
by Curtis, George William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair. Wear to extremities, some chipping, cracking of spine
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1852. 1st. Hardcover. Fair. Wear to extremities, some chipping, cracking of spine. Black cloth. 29 Illustrations and vignettes by Kensett. Some scattered foxing and pencil scriblings at the beginning and end of book. This appears to be a first edition. The spine is labeled "Curtis's Works, underneath which is Lotus Eating. There is no date on the title page, only on the verso.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4
- Title
- Lotus Eating: A Summer Book [Kensett, John F.]
- Author
- Curtis, George William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair. Wear to extremities, some chipping, cracking of spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1852
- Keywords
- Art; Illustrated; Illustrated Book; Kensett, John F.; Landscape ; Kensett, John Frederick ; Illustrated ; Illustrated Book
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....