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Snowbound : A Winter Idyl. (with decorations by E.H. Garrett.)
by Whittier, John Greenleaf
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin/Riverside Press, 1901. Hardcover. Very Good-. i-x, 43pp. (only printed on recto of each leaf, versos all blank). 19 cm. 12mo. illus. Hardcover. Publisher's original navy polished cloth over boards, gilt lettering and decorations to spine and upper cover, double borders in gilt to upper cover; red silk marker. Book Condition: presents very nicely with wear to extremities, pushed spine ends, some loss to lettering on spine (publisher's name at tail of spine), slightly dulled lettering to spine but the very bright and crisp on upper cover. Lower 1/4 of front hinge cracked; page vii repaired on recto and verso with ancient cello tape running 3/4 the length of the page. The nine photogravure plates, including frontispiece portrait of J. G. Whittier, are in fine condition, unmarked and fresh, as is the remainder of the text block. "The photogravures were executed by A.W. Elson & Co., Boston." Illustrations list.
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- Bookseller
- DuBois Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005168
- Title
- Snowbound : A Winter Idyl. (with decorations by E.H. Garrett.)
- Author
- Whittier, John Greenleaf
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin/Riverside Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1901
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
DuBois Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
New York, New York
About DuBois Rare Books
Dealing in fine, rare and odd books since 2009; collecting since forever.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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