Eben Holden
by BACHELLER, Irving
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Bryn Mawr,, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
1900. BACHELLER, Irving. Eben Holden. A Tale of the North Country. Original gilt decorated cloth. Boston: Lothrop Publishing Company, [1900]. First edition, first state. Wright III-196. Minor soiling to covers. Very good. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "I am inclined to think that this book presents a lost type of man. It was nearly extinct when I wrote this tale 33 years ago. Irving Bacheller." With an ALS addressed to Mr. John Stuart Groves laid in. In a red morocco and cloth slipcase.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George S. MacManus Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49301
- Title
- Eben Holden
- Author
- BACHELLER, Irving
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- INSCRIBED, ALS, WRIGHT 3, LITX
Terms of Sale
George S. MacManus Company
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About the Seller
George S. MacManus Company
Biblio member since 2005
Bryn Mawr,, Pennsylvania
About George S. MacManus Company
Our inventory of over 45,000 catalogued titles focuses primarily on 18th and 19th century Americana with specialities such as Voyages and Travels, Local Histories, Indians and the West and the Civil War. Also included in our collection are English and American literary first editions, Limited Edition Club selections and Books about Books.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...