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THE POEMS OF ADELAIDE A. PROCTER
by Adelaide A. Procter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG++/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Mansonville, Quebec, Canada
Item Price
£63.49£50.79
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Thomas Y Crowell, 1858. THE POEMS OF ADELAIDE A. PROCTER- by Adelaide A. Procter- Illustrated- Thomas Y. Crowell- NY- nd(c1858)- Hardcover:-12mo- VG++/ no dj as issued-Fine Binding- Ochre colored cloth with black and gilt titles and flower illustrations-with bevelled edges and all page edges gilt- The Complete Edition- page borders ruled in red- 442pp + 5 pp of ads for books- all clean and crisp-all edges gilt. A superior copy!!!-SEE PHOTOS- Many of Procter's poems were published under the pseudonym of Miss Mary Berwick in "Household Words", of which Dickens was the editor. illustrated with a frontispiece titles "Pictures In The Fire" and numerous other full page illustrations by unknown artist, of the works of one of the most important and successful women poets of the 19th century. Dickens, for whom Procter wrote a number of pieces under the pseudonym Mary Berwick, provided the introduction. The First intro by Dickens for Procter's Works is believed to have been 1865- A year after Procter's death- Gift dedication on ffep, 'New Years 1886...'- A beautiful edition, collectible and gift worthy quality- Very scarce in this condition- Non-fiction-fiction-poetry-classic-illustrated (3476) . Early Edition. Fine Binding. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- jakoll
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3476
- Title
- THE POEMS OF ADELAIDE A. PROCTER
- Author
- Adelaide A. Procter
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Y Crowell
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1858
- Keywords
- Non-fiction-fiction-poetry-classic-illustrated
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
jakoll
Payment must be received within 7 working days. Payments by cheque will be held 10 working days to clear. Full refund of purchase price only if item has been misdescribed as pertains to condition. Mailing costs non-refundable. Item must be returned in the same condition as it was originally sent out for refund conditions to apply.
About the Seller
jakoll
Biblio member since 2007
Mansonville, Quebec
About jakoll
We specialize in Modern 1st Edition, Children's books, Vintage classics, vinyl records, original movie posters, sports cards, comics, postage stamps and coins.We only sell online at this time and have been doing so for over 30 years.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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