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The Oxford Companion to American Literature
by Hart, James D
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Webster, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Oxford University Press, 1941. 4th Printing. Half-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 0x0x0. 1946 4th printing of original 1941 edition. Professionally rebound in half leather with gilt titles and rules, top edge gilt, marbled boards and endpapers. Spine edges lightly rubbed. viii, 888, [2] pp. 8vo. "For more than half a century, James D. Hart's The Oxford Companion to American Literature has been an unparalleled guide to America's literary culture, providing one of the finest resources to this country's rich history of great writers.
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- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Muse Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2340858
- Title
- The Oxford Companion to American Literature
- Author
- Hart, James D
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 4th Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 3.31 lbs
- Keywords
- CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX PROFESSOR HART LITERATURE AMERICAN JAMES D. HART OXFORD UNIVERSITY OXFORD REFERENCE GUIDE MIND AMERICAN SCENE ABOLITIONISM ABOLITIONIST ZUNI INDIANS CANADA DICKENS AND KIPLING MARGARET COOLEY
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books
Biblio member since 2005
Webster, New York
About Yesterday's Muse Books
Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- 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...
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