New York: Charles Scribner, 1851. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Vii, 286 Pp. Dark Green Cloth, Gilt And Blind Stamped, Top Edge Gilt. First Edition, First State With 1851 Date On Title Page, Stereotyper's Slug On The The Copyright Page, Five Dots Before 56 On Page V, And The Word "World" In Broken Type On Contents Page Vi. Near Fine, Slight Wear, Small Tear Between "Dream" And "Life" On Spine, Spine Cloth A Little Faded; Endpapers Clean, Small Foxing Dots At Top And Right Of Second Front Free Endpaper, Otherwise Clean And Fresh Throughout. Bookplate Of Emily Dickinson Collector Margaret Jane Pershing, Printed In Green With Floral Frame (Her Collection Now At Princeton). Additional Plain Ownership Stamp Of Horace T Cook, Who Was The Treasurer Of Cayuga County, Ny.

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Bookseller: Arroyo Seco Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 041715
Title: Dream Life: A Fable Of The Seasons
Author: Marvel, Ik (Donald G. Mitchell)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Charles Scribner
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1851
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Bookseller catalogs: Literature: Nineteenth Century;

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