New York: The Abbey Press, (1902). First Edition. Good in purple cloth covered boards with faint remnants of gilt text on the spine and with white text and illustrations on the front board. A small quarto of 7 3/4 by 5 1/4 inches with wear and rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine, to the joints and the tips of the boards. The front and rear hinges are cracked, but not separated, and there is a former owner's name in pencil on the first free end page. 204 pages of text illustrated 14 engraved plates.

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Bookseller: Town's End Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: TB29231
Title: Stories Of Old New Haven
Author: Baldwin, Ernest H
Book Condition: Used
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Abbey Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: (1902)

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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,...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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....
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...
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...
Quarto: The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...