The Poems of Henry Van Dyke: Now first collected and revised with many hitherto unpublished
by Henry Van Dyke
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
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Mena, Arkansas, United States
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A$164.24A$98.54
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About This Item
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. F/ None First Edition Dark blue boards of this hardcover are in Fine condition, pristine with hardly any shelf wear on the corners or spine. Square book, crisp and unmarked 467 pages. Gilt titles, page edges, and cover design. Portrait of the author across from title page. Former owner's ex libris sticker on inside front cover. Page one has been removed. "A word in prose to my gentle reader. This book is intended only for you, because you alone will keep it with you long enough to feel it's meaning. . . What I have seen and felt and dreamed beyond the horizon of prose, yet ever in the most real world, is here interpreted in verse. And if it speaks to you, gentle reader, it is yours as much as mine." ~Henry Van Dyke.
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- Bookseller
- Supercalifabulistic Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000169
- Title
- The Poems of Henry Van Dyke: Now first collected and revised with many hitherto unpublished
- Author
- Henry Van Dyke
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- Hardcover, Poetry, 1900's, Henry Van Dyke, Poems, Rare, Antique
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Supercalifabulistic Books
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About Supercalifabulistic Books
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Shelf Wear
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- Crisp
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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...
- 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....
- First Edition
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