The Tent on the Beach and Other Poems
by John Greenleaf Whittier
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
A$154.94A$123.95
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1867. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Beveled green cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. This copy is NEAR FINE. First issue with line 9 on page 46 beginning, " With quick heart-glow", and in the first binding with single blind rules bordering the covers. Exterior has a touch of rubbing at tips and spine bottom, otherwise clean and rich. Inside has small neat gift inscription dated 1873. Otherwise unmarked, crisp, and tight with modest toning. Quite lovely..
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- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002327
- Title
- The Tent on the Beach and Other Poems
- Author
- John Greenleaf Whittier
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Ticknor and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1867
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- poetry;
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
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Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
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