Janice Meredith (2 vol) (1st Printing)
by Paul Leicester Ford
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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LA QUINTA, California, United States
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About This Item
NEW YORK: DODD, MEAD, 1899. First American Edition 1st Printing. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Howard Pyle. From the recently auctioned collection of famed collectors Homer & M.B. Goldstone (Steinbeck's bibliographers) ---. 2 volumes in decorated blue cloth with gilt top edge, uncut pages and custom paper. This was the limited edition. Vol. 1 has a couple of bumped corners and very minor rubbing--some dustiness to the uncut page ends. Vol II is near fine with only a slightly darkened spine. Each has a miniature frontispiece--one of George Washington--which was contributed by Howard Pyle and "pupils"--each volume is profusely illustrated with dozens of nicely done illustrations. Revolutionary war story in very collectible condition--and from the Adrian and M.B. Goldstone collection.
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- Bookseller
- Classic First Editions (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- cfe12624
- Title
- Janice Meredith (2 vol) (1st Printing)
- Author
- Paul Leicester Ford
- Illustrator
- Howard Pyle
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- DODD, MEAD
- Place of Publication
- NEW YORK
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- FICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- M.B. Goldstone Collection;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Uncut Pages
- 'Uncut pages', or simply 'uncut', traditionally refers to a book which has not been trimmed by rebinding. Prior to the...
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