UNDERBRUSH
by Fields, James T
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
James R. Osgood and Company, 1877. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 12mo. Panel-stamped brown cloth, all edges stained red. 303 pp. Inscribed ("With cordial regards of J. T. F. | 1877") by Fields to the verso of the front free endpaper. Light rubbing and wear to exterior, with some soiling and small stains to rear cover. Spine slightly cocked. A few very sporadic instances of light foxing. Stitching exposed in a few places. Very good. BAL 5969. A collection of essays by the prominent 19th century publisher and poet.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Commonwealth Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 427670
- Title
- UNDERBRUSH
- Author
- Fields, James T
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood and Company
- Date Published
- 1877
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- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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....
- 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...
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