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Septimius Felton; or The Elixir of Life
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Original terra-cotta cloth. Bookplate of the George N. Meissner Collection, Rare Book Department, Library of Washington Universi
- Seller
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1872. First edition, first issue with "t" for "It" on page 42, line 18. 1 vols. 8vo. Original terra-cotta cloth. Bookplate of the George N. Meissner Collection, Rare Book Department, Library of Washington University, (no other institutional markings). Cocked, spine ends worn, rear hinge cracked, else very good. First edition, first issue with "t" for "It" on page 42, line 18. 1 vols. 8vo. BAL 7638
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- Bookseller
- The Old Mill Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53142
- Title
- Septimius Felton; or The Elixir of Life
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Format/Binding
- 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Original terra-cotta cloth. Bookplate of the George N. Meissner Collection, Rare Book Department, Library of Washington Universi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first issue with "t" for "It" on page 42, line 18
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1872
- Keywords
- American | Nathaniel Hawthorne
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey
About The Old Mill Bookshop
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- 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....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- First Edition
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- BAL
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- 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,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
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