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COURTSHIP AND MATRIMONY: WITH OTHER SKETCHES FROM SCENES AND EXPERIENCES IN SOCIAL LIFE; PARTICULARLY ADAPTED FOR EVERY-DAY READING
by Morris, Robert,
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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VINELAND, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers,. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1858. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; blind-stamped red cloth boards with darkened gilt stamping on spine, light wear to corners and top/bottom of spine, very light rubbing to front board, binding solid. 508 pp. + 2 pp. Testimonials in front and 22 pp. Advertisements in rear. Some light pencil marginalia, large rectangular offset mark pp. 28-29 with text still clear, front paste-down and free end-paper advertisements. One testimonial written by Leland. .
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- Title
- COURTSHIP AND MATRIMONY: WITH OTHER SKETCHES FROM SCENES AND EXPERIENCES IN SOCIAL LIFE; PARTICULARLY ADAPTED FOR EVERY-DAY READING
- Author
- Morris, Robert,
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- T. B. Peterson & Brothers,
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1858
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Offset
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
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- Paste-down
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- Jacket
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- 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...
- Marginalia
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