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America's Sketchbook: The Cultural Life of a Nineteenth-Century Literary Genre
by Hamilton, Kristie
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0821411993
- ISBN 13
- 9780821411995
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Athens OH: Ohio University Press, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition hardcover, 203 pp. Examines the literary sketch (and the Golden Age of magazines) as a genre more accessible and less confined by critics than the novel. The author sees this as playing an important part in the shaping of American culture especially among the middle class. Book condition : Fine, no internal markings. Dust Jacket Condition : Near Fine; shelf wear to top edge of front cover. a .
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- Bookseller
- Adamstown Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 222924
- Title
- America's Sketchbook: The Cultural Life of a Nineteenth-Century Literary Genre
- Author
- Hamilton, Kristie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0821411993
- ISBN 13
- 9780821411995
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Place of Publication
- Athens OH
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Classics & Essays / Literary Criticism; Literature / Classics & Essays / History; Victorian Period;
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About the Seller
Adamstown Books
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About Adamstown Books
Adamstown Books is an online antiquarian and used book dealer in Lancaster PA. Our presence began in Adamstown, aka America's Antiques Capital. The Adamstown tradition is boosted by our proximity to the emerging antiques presence in Columbia PA, and the rich religious and cultural history of Lancaster County and Pennsylvania. With Gettysburg a 1 1/2 hour drive away, the American Civil War is naturally one of our key categories.
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- Shelf Wear
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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