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Darkness and Daylight or Light and Shadows of New York Life
by Helen Campbell
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Worthington, Hartford, 1892. Early Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. HELEN CAMPBELL. Darkness and Daylight or Light and Shadows of New York Life, Hartford: A.D. Worthington, 1892. Large octavo, early edition, pp. xii, 13-740, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering and illustration to spine and front, illustrated from photographs. Campbell, a journalist and reformer, wrote extensively on New York's poor, the garment industry and exploitation of women (see Feminist Companion, Yale). Her use of photography was in striking similarity to that of Jacob Riis, but she never published the photos themselves. Condition of this book: Spine ends worn, fraying; various minor discolorations to covers. Both hinges cracked, clean. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Spine working loose but still intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; United States; 19th century; Women & Feminism. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54258. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54258
- Title
- Darkness and Daylight or Light and Shadows of New York Life
- Author
- Helen Campbell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Worthington
- Place of Publication
- Hartford
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Antiquarian & Rare; United States; 19th century; Women & Feminism. Helen Campbell Darkness and Daylight or Light and Shadows of New York Life
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Warwick, New York
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Rarities specializes in photos, prints and art and photography books. We also offer vintage oddities.
Glossary
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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"...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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