Doestick's Letters
by Doesticks, Q K Philander (Thomson, Mortimer)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
-
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia : T B Peterson & Brothers , 1855 . First Edition . VG . 8VO . Satirical letters. Bound in green imitation blindstamped morocco with gilt lettering and decorations on spine. Illustrated with woodcuts. Somewhat edgeworn. An attractiv solid copy of a scarce work. Not in LOC.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Neil Williams, Bookseller (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12450
- Title
- Doestick's Letters
- Author
- Doesticks, Q K Philander (Thomson, Mortimer)
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- T B Peterson & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1855
- Pages
- 330 pp.
- Keywords
- Americana, American Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Size
- 8VO
Terms of Sale
Neil Williams, Bookseller
Safe delivery guaranteed. All books returnable for any or no reason within 30 days of receipt. If misdescribed we will pay return postage.
About the Seller
Neil Williams, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2003
Victoria, British Columbia
About Neil Williams, Bookseller
We have been buying and selling on the Internet since 1992, full- time since 1998. We started as collectors of children's and illustrated books and this is still our largest specialty. We pride ourselves on the quality of our stock and our commitment to the contentment of our customers.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- LOC
- Library of Congress
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...