KAVANAGH, A TALE
by Longfellow, Henry W
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No jacket
- Seller
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Yarmouthport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London:W. Kent and Co.(Late d. Bogue), 1858. First Edition Thus. hard cover. Good/No jacket. London:W. Kent and Co.(late D. Bogue). 1858. 1st thus. 136pp+4pp ads. Illustrated with original designs by Birket Foster. Engraved by H. N. Woods. Hardcover. Blue embossed boards lightly soiled and shelfworn along edges (bottom edges near spine edge worn to boards) with wear (and chipping) to spine ends and edge points worn to boards. Gilt on front cover bright but dulled on spine strip. All edges gilt. Internally yellow endpages clean save for a number penciled on inside front board but otherwise free of previous owners marks or signatures. The binding is tight but both hinges have cracked with the binding cracked at page 72/73. Overall a near very good, bright copy. *Bal:12427.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parnassus Book Service
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24944
- Title
- KAVANAGH, A TALE
- Author
- Longfellow, Henry W
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London:W. Kent and Co.(Late d. Bogue)
- Date Published
- 1858
- Keywords
- LITERATURE; HENRY W. LONGFELLOW; PROSE; ILLUSTRATED
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About the Seller
Parnassus Book Service
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Yarmouthport, Massachusetts
About Parnassus Book Service
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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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine Strip
- The material covering the spine, or the rear portion of the outside of a book.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 1st Thus
- This indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a...
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