A Memorial of Alice and Phoebe Cary, with Some of Their Later Poems
by Ames, Mary Clemmer
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn at corners and spine, 1873 owner signature on front flyleaf (Harriet C. Squier of Sa
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
Item Price
£24.09£19.27
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About This Item
NY: Hurd and Houghton. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn at corners and spine, 1873 . owner signature on front flyleaf (Harriet C. Squier of Sangerfield).. 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. A biography of the two Cincinnati, Ohio sisters and poets. Two steel engraved portraits of Alice and Phoebe Cary. Brown decorative beveled binding with black and gold lettering and decoration stamped on front boards and spine. xii, 351pp.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38857
- Title
- A Memorial of Alice and Phoebe Cary, with Some of Their Later Poems
- Author
- Ames, Mary Clemmer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn at corners and spine, 1873 owner signature on front flyleaf (Harriet C. Squier of Sa
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hurd and Houghton
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1873
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ALICE Cary, Phoebe Cary, Victorian Poets, 19th Century Women Authors
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Literary Biography;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
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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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Beveled
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