Mrs. Jameson's Works (7 volumes): Sacred and Legendary Art, Volumes I and II; Characteristics of Women; Studies, Stories and Memoirs; Legends of the Madonna; Legends of the Monastic Orders; Sketches of Art, Literature, and Character
by Jameson, Mrs. [Anna]
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- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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HARWICH PORT, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1866. Ex-Library. Good. Decorative Cloth. First American Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1866. Mrs. Jameson's Works (6 volumes): Sacred and Legendary Art, Volumes I and II; Characteristics of Women, Moral, Poetical, and Historical; Studies, Stories and Memoirs; Legends of the Madonna As Represented in Fine Arts; Legends of the Monastic Orders; Sketches of Art, Literature, and Character. Stated first American edition. Published posthumously. Maroon sandcloth binding, blindstamped decoration, gold decoration and titles, top edge gilt. Fine engraved decorations at head and tail of chapters. Engraved frontispieces with protective tissue. Antique hand-numbered and dated bookplates from one of the oldest libraries in the USA. Chipping to top and bottom of spine on most volumes. Lightly foxed on a few pages. Good condition and scarce..
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- Title
- Mrs. Jameson's Works (7 volumes): Sacred and Legendary Art, Volumes I and II; Characteristics of Women; Studies, Stories and Memoirs; Legends of the Madonna; Legends of the Monastic Orders; Sketches of Art, Literature, and Character
- Author
- Jameson, Mrs. [Anna]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Ticknor & Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1866
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Keywords
- WOMEN LITERATURE ART VIRGIN MARY MONASTIC ORDERS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Women's Studies;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Fine
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- Chipping
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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