A Norwegian Ramble, Among the Fjords, Fjelds, Mountains and Glaciers
by One of the Ramblers (known to be Putnam, John Bishop )
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York and London : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1904. Book. Illus. by 16 full page photo plates, surprisingly nice for this early date. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Blue spine that is faded and light blue boards printed in gilt , horse and buggy on the front and mill house on the back. Slight edge wear. Clean and tight inside. A few numbers on the dedication page, so this might have been in a library. Quite scarce in the original first edition. .
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- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 079352
- Title
- A Norwegian Ramble, Among the Fjords, Fjelds, Mountains and Glaciers
- Author
- One of the Ramblers (known to be Putnam, John Bishop )
- Illustrator
- 16 full page photo plates, surprisingly nice for this early date
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- Norway
- Bookseller catalogs
- Norway; Europe;
Terms of Sale
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Any purchase returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt. Sales subject to prior sale.
About the Seller
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2005
Craftsbury Common, Vermont
About Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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