MRS. TREE
by Richards, Laura E
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Dana Estes & Company, 1902. Tall 16mo. 282 pp; frontis & 3 b/w illustrations. Light blue cloth spine with decorated paper-covered boards, gilt lettering on spine & cover, top edge gilt. VG, previous owner name & date (1903) on front pastedown, front hinge cracked at half title page, corners rubbed, spine & front cover a bit soiled & rubbed. Signed decorated binding - J.W.R. Julia Ward Richards, the author's daughter.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carnegie Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010520
- Title
- MRS. TREE
- Author
- Richards, Laura E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dana Estes & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- American Vintage Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Carnegie Hill Books
Biblio member since 2004
New York, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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,...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...