John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman
by Eliot, Charles W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, front hinge tender.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: American Unitarian Association. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, front hinge tender.. 1904. Second Printing. Hardcover. Green decorative cloth. Top edges gilt. The first volume in the publishers True American Types series about Americans of humble origins. Eliot was a longtime Harvard University president who originally published this biography in Century Magazine in 1899. ; True American Types; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 72 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39248
- Title
- John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman
- Author
- Eliot, Charles W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, front hinge tender.
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Publisher
- American Unitarian Association
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1904
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- MAINE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography and Memoir; New England;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 12mo
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- Cloth
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