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Cape Cod. Two Volumes
by Thoreau, Henry David; with Illustrations from Sketches in Colors by Amelia M. Watson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin and Co., 1896. Two volumes in publisher's original green cloth with Art Deco gilt decorations and lettering, top edge gilt, Near Fine, the spines a shade toned, rear end papers in both volumes with some browning, the Arts and Crafts bookplates of Clinton Larue Hare and Marea Fletcher Ritzinger Hare front paste downs. Clinton L. Hare was an early football coach at Butler University (1887-1889), Purdue (1890) and DePauw University (1891). A quite lovely set of this charmingly illustrated edition. . First Illustrated Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009095
- Title
- Cape Cod. Two Volumes
- Author
- Thoreau, Henry David; with Illustrations from Sketches in Colors by Amelia M. Watson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Illustrated Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin and Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Fine Bindings;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Any book is returnable for any reason within 10 days for a complete refund, as long as it is returned in the same condition as when received. Please notify in advance of return. I accept checks, money orders, Mastercard, Visa, and bank wire transfer.
About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Online bookseller specializing in rare and collectible books in all fields. Books bought and sold from single item to entire collection.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
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