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Little Rivers, A Book of Essays in Profitable Idleness
by Henry Van Dyke. Cover design by Margaret Armstrong
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Doncaster, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1914. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: From drawings by F V DuMond. Inscribed by Author. Second free front end-paper has a gift inscription " Miss Rix. With sincerest greetings , Marshall Langhorne Xmas 1914" and Inscribed and signed by author: "How long ago I lauched this book, - It was my first canoe! And now it comes around again. To bear good-will to you. Henry van Dyke, The Hague, Jan. 11. 1915". Hand-written note initialed by author on dedication page. Van Dyke was the US Minister to the Netherlands and Luxembourg between 1913 and 1916. Miss Rix seems to have been known to him during that period. Marshall Langhorne was the Secretary of American Embassy at The Hague. Cover design by Margaret Armstrong. Dark blue clean covers with ornate decoration and lettering in gilt and green and white.. Colour frontis with protective tissue leaf, all additional 7 plates are present. Lightly rubbed corners, sound binding, clean pages and plates. Contains colour frontis and colour plates (full page illustrations). No dust-jacket. Illustrator: From drawings by F V DuMond. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Inscribed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 05922071161. For international tracking please select Priority shipping service..
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- Bookseller
- Bailgate Books Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 05922071161
- Title
- Little Rivers, A Book of Essays in Profitable Idleness
- Author
- Henry Van Dyke. Cover design by Margaret Armstrong
- Illustrator
- From drawings by F V DuMond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- BZDB4 Essays; From drawings by F V DuMond Inscribed by Author Unbranded Henry Van Dyke. Cover design by Margaret Armstrong Little Rivers, A Book of Essays in Profitable Idleness
- Bookseller catalogs
- Essays;
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About the Seller
Bailgate Books Ltd
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Doncaster, Aberdeen
About Bailgate Books Ltd
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