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Snow-Bound. A Winter Idyl. John Greenleaf Whittier. Ticknor & Fields 1866
by John Greenleaf Whittier
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Baldwinsville, New York, United States
Item Price
A$228.63A$205.77
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About This Item
Boston : Ticknor & Fields, 1866. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very Good; see scans and description. Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1866. 'Snow-Bound. A Winter Idyl.'. by John Greenleaf Whittier. First Ten Thousand; First Edition, second state, with page 52 unnumbered. 12mo, russet textured cloth boards, gilt imprinting at front cover and spine; pale yellow endpapers; frontis portrait of Whittier, tissue guard, title-page homestead engraving, 52 pp. Very Good; spine ends moderately worn, corners touched, very modest cover wear; russet is vivid all around; small foxing spots at most blank endpapers; early gift inscription (5 March 1867) at ffep; 1985 owner's inscription on front pastedown, attesting that this example belonged to the "Sedgwick family in Poughkeepsie, NY" at one time. See all scans. "Snow-Bound" is a narrative poem by Whittier, written as a blizzard raged for three days outside the family homestead in Haverhill, Massachusetts (that homestead now preserved for public visits). Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, of course - not a bag. See scans. L4
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- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63151
- Title
- Snow-Bound. A Winter Idyl. John Greenleaf Whittier. Ticknor & Fields 1866
- Author
- John Greenleaf Whittier
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
- Publisher
- Ticknor & Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1866
- Pages
- 52
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General, American, General, Americana
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian; Western Fiction and Americana; Poetry;
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Baldwinsville, New York
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- 12mo
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- Second State
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- Gilt
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- New
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