MERE LITERATURE AND OTHER ESSAYS
by Wilson, Woodrow
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1896. First Edition. Collection of eight essays by the 28th President of the United States, all but one of which were first published in the pages of the Atlantic Monthly, Century Magazine, or Forum. First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm); brown cloth, with titling and rule stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; top edge gilt; [x],247,[3]pp. Two previous owners names at upper margin of title page, base of spine gently nudged, with very shallow loss to crown, else clean and sound; Very Good+.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3666
- Title
- MERE LITERATURE AND OTHER ESSAYS
- Author
- Wilson, Woodrow
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1896
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....