Red Rock
by PAGE, Thomas Nelson
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1898. First Edition. Second printing, with later binding in gilt only. Octavo (19.5cm). Green cloth stamped in gilt; plain endpapers; [xvi],584,[2],4pp; 4pp of publisher's ads at rear; halftone illustrations on inserted plates. Straight and bright with very slight rubbing, Near Fine.
Page's writings, which were heavily nostalgic for the antebellum South, contributed to the development of the plantation genre and the Lost Cause myth. Red Rock contribued to stereotypes of brutal Black characters. Binding design by Margaret Armstrong. GULLANS & ESPEY 187. WRIGHT III 4075. BAL 15381.
Page's writings, which were heavily nostalgic for the antebellum South, contributed to the development of the plantation genre and the Lost Cause myth. Red Rock contribued to stereotypes of brutal Black characters. Binding design by Margaret Armstrong. GULLANS & ESPEY 187. WRIGHT III 4075. BAL 15381.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59178
- Title
- Red Rock
- Author
- PAGE, Thomas Nelson
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1898
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature Before 1900;
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- BAL
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