A Palace-Prison: Or, the Past and the Present.
by Anonymous
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Kanab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Fords, Howard & Hulbert; New York; 1884., 1884 First (and only) edition. Red cloth-covered boards, spine and front board lettering and decoration in black and gilt (dulled), 7 x 5 3/8 inches, 347 pp. Fair (moderate wear externally; some black staining externally, mostly to rear board; mild damp staining to top of front board and top edge of book block; a few signatures starting, but none separated, and binding still intact; modest spine slant; minor staining to a few pages, with no interference with text). Rare in any condition. (3214006). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair.
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- Bookseller
- Boojum and Snark Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2879
- Title
- A Palace-Prison: Or, the Past and the Present.
- Author
- Anonymous
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Fords, Howard & Hulbert; New York; 1884.
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- MEDICINE, PSYCHIATRY, MENTAL ILLNESS, INSANITY, INSANE ASYLUMS HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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About the Seller
Boojum and Snark Books
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Kanab, Utah
About Boojum and Snark Books
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