By-Ways of Europe
by Taylor, Bayard
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam and Son, 1869. First Edition. Fine. First edition. 470 pp. with tissue-guarded frontispiece. Publisher's pebbled green cloth with gilt lettering, gray endpapers. A Fine copy with light wear to head and tail cloth, small stain on front free endpaper. An uncommon neat, clean copy of an illustrated European travelogue by the American writer who is best-remembered for Joseph and His Friend, which has been called the first gay American novel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140938586
- Title
- By-Ways of Europe
- Author
- Taylor, Bayard
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam and Son
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1869
- Keywords
- gay, American authors, fiction, travel, travelogue
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...