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Septimius Felton; or The Elixir of Life
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Used
- Condition
- fair-good
- Seller
-
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: James R. Osgood & Co., 1872. First edition 2nd issue. Hard Cover. fair-good. octavo. Brown cloth. 229pp Wear to spine with chipping at bottom of spine. Gutters cracked. Bookplate of previous owner. 2nd issue with "it" on page 42.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47529
- Title
- Septimius Felton; or The Elixir of Life
- Author
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - fair-good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition 2nd issue
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1872
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature/Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Midway Used and Rare Books
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St. Paul, Minnesota
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
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