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The Kaaterskill Edition of Washington Irving, Embracing the Following Volumes of His Works… Printed from the Original and Early Issues. With an Original Biographical Sketch Prepared Expressly for This Edition by Richard Henry Stoddard.
by Irving, Washington; Stoddard, Henry (biographical sketch)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Pollard & Moss, 1880. Hardcover. Very Good+. Two Volumes. Number 129 from an edition limited to 500 proof copies, printed from a first impression of the plates. Half morocco and marbled paper over boards, gilt-stamped lettering and detail on compartmented spine, 5 raised bands, a.e.g.; pp. 5 (list of subscribers), [1], [v]-xiv, 431; [2], 433-856. Scuffing at spine tips, along joints and edges of boards; leather torn at rear joint of Volume II; frontispiece and title-page detached from Volume I, neatly laid in.
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- Bookseller
- Sanctuary Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- D510
- Title
- The Kaaterskill Edition of Washington Irving, Embracing the Following Volumes of His Works… Printed from the Original and Early Issues. With an Original Biographical Sketch Prepared Expressly for This Edition by Richard Henry Stoddard.
- Author
- Irving, Washington; Stoddard, Henry (biographical sketch)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Pollard & Moss
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1880
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
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