Boston; New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1899. First edition. Hardcover. g. Octavo. [8], 247, [1]pp. Original pictorial green cloth with gold lettering on front cover. Frontispiece protected with a tissue-guard. Printer's device on title-page. Fascinating piece of Folklore America literature, written by the celebrated author of "Uncle Remus", and exquisitely illustrated with 20 b/w illustrations by E. Boyd Smith. Some age-wear on binding with soiling on spine and covers, and minor rubbing along edges. Front hinge starting. Very minor age-toning along paper margin. Binding in overall good-, interior in good+ to very good condition.

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Bookseller: Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 27020
Title: Plantation Pageants
Author: Harris, Joel Chandler; E. Boyd Smith (Illustrator)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - g
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Place of Publication: Boston; New York
Date Published: 1899
Keywords: Fiction, Folklore America literature, First edition, Reference

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Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Device: Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
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....
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...