Letters of Henry Adams Vol. 1 1858-1891, Vol. 2, 1892-1918 COMPLETE LIMITED EDITION
by Ford, Worthington Chauncey (Editor)
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1930. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 2 Volumes, impeial octavo, red cloth covered boards with cream colored paper spine labels. Top edges gilt, fore edges uncut. 551, 672 with indexes in both volumes. Illlustrated with frontispiece engravings with tissue guards in place. Volume I (1930) limited to 1 of 325 copies of which 300 were for sale and Volume II (1938) limited to 205 copies of which 200 were for sale. Volume I in original red paper covered slipcase with printed cream spine label. Volume II lacks the slipcase and is not numbered as called for. Both volumes are in excellent condition with solid top edge gilt, clean, tight, and having seen very little if any use. Volume I has neat prior owner signature to top corner of ffep and some slight staining to spine label, else clean and unmarked. Volume II is completely unmarked and fine. Volume I slipcase has some staining to one side and Volume II lacks the slipcase. Volume I near fine in very good slipcase and Volume II Fine. Scarce in the limited edition. An attractive set..
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- Bookseller
- Brillig Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 07770
- Title
- Letters of Henry Adams Vol. 1 1858-1891, Vol. 2, 1892-1918 COMPLETE LIMITED EDITION
- Author
- Ford, Worthington Chauncey (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- FORD, ADAMS, HENRY, LETTERS, HISTORY, AMERICAN, PRESIDENT, POLITICS, POLITICAL, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTS, AMERICANA, UNITED STATES, POLITICIAN, PRESIDENTIAL, RECORDS, LIMITED, EDITION,
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Brillig Books
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Brillig Books
An independent bookseller of uncommon, out-of-print, used and rare books since 1991.
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