Early American Fiction 1774-1830: A Compilation of the Titles of Works of Fiction, By Writers Born of Residing in North America, North of the Mexican Border and Printed Previous to 1831
by Wegelin, Oscar
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About This Item
New York: Peter Smith, 1929. Book. As New. Cloth. First Edition Thus. Third Edition Revised and Enlarged. Tall octavo, dark green cloth covered boards with gilt title. 37 pp. plus 2 page index. A tight, clean, crisp, stiff unread volume with bright gilt, very fresh cloth and unopened pages. FINE without dust jacket (as issued). AS NEW..
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- 08253
- Title
- Early American Fiction 1774-1830: A Compilation of the Titles of Works of Fiction, By Writers Born of Residing in North America, North of the Mexican Border and Printed Previous to 1831
- Author
- Wegelin, Oscar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Peter Smith
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- PRINTING, NORTH AMERICA, AMERICAN, NORTH, CANADA, UNITED STATES, HISTORY, HISTORICAL, PRINTER, PUBLISHING, PUBLISHER, LITERATURE, EARLY, BOOKS, BOOKS ON BIBLIOGRAPHY, BIBLIOGRAPHICAL, COLLECTING, COLLECTOR, WEGELIN, COLLECTABLE,
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- Fine
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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...
- Octavo
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