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UNCLE SAM'S EMANCIPATION Earthly Care, a Heavenly Discipline; and Other Tales and Sketches
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Surprise, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1853. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Half Leather. Very Good+. 12mo. Frontispiece, engraved title and regular title page, 160pp. (without ads) Bound in contemporary half calf over marbled boards, spine ruled in gilt, red leather label gilt. Neat owner inscription ffep. Mild cover edge wear. Quite rare on the market; auction records show just one copy in 30 years. Internally clean and bright, light age-toning to frontis and vignette title.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6290
- Title
- UNCLE SAM'S EMANCIPATION Earthly Care, a Heavenly Discipline; and Other Tales and Sketches
- Author
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Format/Binding
- Half Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST ENGLISH EDITION
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1853
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
Biblio member since 2006
Surprise, Arizona
About Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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