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GRAY DAYS AND GOLD : In England and Scotland (NEW EDITION)
by William Winter
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/None (As Issued?)
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Joseph Knight Company, 1892. Reprint of 1892 . Hard Cover/Miniature. Near Fine/None (As Issued?). Archival Photographs: with tissue guards. Text/NEW & Bright. Vintage 1892 First Edition, 2nd Printing of Nov of 1892. Gilt embossed beige linen boards & gilt to upper text block. DJ/None (as issued?). Frontispiece: London, Thames Embankment. First published by Macmillan, 1892; this is a reprint by Joseph Knight Company dated November, 1892. Miniature format. Frontispiece: London, Thames Embankment. Massachusetts born author William Winter's (1836 -1917) states this is a companion volume to Shakespeare's England, also published in 1892. True to the title, the narratives relate both "the grays days of an American wanderer in the British islands, and to the gold of thought and fancy that can be found there" visits of historical scenes familiar to Shakespeare as well to Burns and Scott. Some essays were first published in the New York Tribune, New York Mirror, and Harper's Weekly. 334 pges, all photos w/tissue guards, in 24 chapters.
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- Bookseller
- 100 POCKETS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006127
- Title
- GRAY DAYS AND GOLD : In England and Scotland (NEW EDITION)
- Author
- William Winter
- Illustrator
- Archival Photographs: with tissue guards
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover/Miniature
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None (As Issued?)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint of 1892
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Joseph Knight Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1892
- Pages
- 334
- Keywords
- Travelogue, Shakespeare's England/Scotland
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel/Tour Guide; Journal/Diary;
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