Transatlantic Sketches
by Henry James
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1875. Very Good. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1875. First Edition. Octavo. 401 pages. Purple cloth with bevelled edges. Stamped in gilt at spine with "Osgood" imprint. Brown endpapers.
Boards a bit worn at extremities with brief exposure. Spine toned. Binding is sound. Light foxing to edges of text block and some spotting to preliminaries but pages otherwise unmarked. Overall a very good copy of the author's second book.
Boards a bit worn at extremities with brief exposure. Spine toned. Binding is sound. Light foxing to edges of text block and some spotting to preliminaries but pages otherwise unmarked. Overall a very good copy of the author's second book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8283
- Title
- Transatlantic Sketches
- Author
- Henry James
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1875
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- 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...
- Spine
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- Text Block
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...