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Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things
by Van Dyke, Henry
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. 1899 Walton Limited Edition (limited to 150 copies.) Some may consider this similar to a third printing of the first edition. 8vo size green cloth decorative cover illustration was done with the author. There are 13 black and white illustrations on glossy stock. 427 toned pages. Gilt top gilt titles on spine and cover and gilt fish on front cover illustration. Fisherman's Luck is a collection of essays. Henry Van Dyke 1852 - 1933 was an author, college professor, clergyman and United States diplomat. Professor of English Literature at Princeton University for more than 20 years, Van Dyke's own writings often express religious themes. He was involved in the production of the Presbyterian Book of Common Worship of 1906 and wrote the lyrics to the hymn Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee. From 1913-1916, Van Dyke served President Woodrow Wilson as minister to the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Edgewear, bumped corners and head and heel of spine, worn bottom corner. Front hinge is cracked and back hinge is starting. First signature is separate about three inches from bottom up. Crease to back cover, some tiny holes on spine. Two small areas of soil on front cover and three on spine. Pages 97 has what appears to be a pencil mark on the top and bottom margins and the tissue over the frontispiece is worn. Name on fep. Genealogists: the name on the fep is Joseph Robb Jr, dated 1900. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase price benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Limited. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Charity Bookstall
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003711
- Title
- Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things
- Author
- Van Dyke, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Limited
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1899
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- antiquarian; essays; Limited edition; Walton Edition;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian; First Editions; Collectible;
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Hinge
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Cracked
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- Cloth
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