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Septimius Felton; or, The Elixer of Life
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1872. This is a Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First Edition of Hawthorne's last book, a romance set in the Revolutionary War. Blue cloth binding, decoratively stamped in black with titling in gilt. Clean text; 229 pages, with one page in the rear listing Hawthorne's works. First Issue point on page 42. The Preface is by his daughter Una, who would pass herself in five years. Light bumps, rubs to the head and foot of the spine. The spine is darkened but completely readable. A superior copy.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004912
- Title
- Septimius Felton; or, The Elixer of Life
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1872
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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...
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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