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Samantha at the World's Fair
by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Independence, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
From the Preface: "It wuz a beautiful evenin' in Jonesville, and the World. The Earth wuz a-settin' peaceful and serene under the glowin' light of a full moon and some stars, and I sot jest as peaceful and calm under the meller light of our hangin' lamp and the blue radiance of my companion's tow orbs." Josiah and his wife discuss the need to write this book about the World's Fair.
Good+ condition. Blue cloth cover with black and silver gilt image and text in gold gilt. Spine has some fading, but still shows the gold gilt title and silver gilt Ferris wheel graphic. Spine shows wear, but overall edges and corners are good. Both front and back covers have cracks in the end papers at the spine, but both are still very much attached. Previous owner's name in pencil on front end paper, but there is also a grease pencil mark. Pages are lightly tanned, but text is clean and binding is tight. The pages are a thicker and heavier than the usual. Lots of black and white illustrations that are really nice.
694 pages. There is also a page at the back of "Other Works by Josiah Allen's Wife
This is a thick heavy book so it may require a small amount of additional postage.
Good+ condition. Blue cloth cover with black and silver gilt image and text in gold gilt. Spine has some fading, but still shows the gold gilt title and silver gilt Ferris wheel graphic. Spine shows wear, but overall edges and corners are good. Both front and back covers have cracks in the end papers at the spine, but both are still very much attached. Previous owner's name in pencil on front end paper, but there is also a grease pencil mark. Pages are lightly tanned, but text is clean and binding is tight. The pages are a thicker and heavier than the usual. Lots of black and white illustrations that are really nice.
694 pages. There is also a page at the back of "Other Works by Josiah Allen's Wife
This is a thick heavy book so it may require a small amount of additional postage.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1469
- Title
- Samantha at the World's Fair
- Author
- Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley
- Illustrator
- Baron C. De Grimm
- Format/Binding
- Cloth over boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Funk and Wagnalls Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1893
- Pages
- 694
- Weight
- 4.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Samantha, World's Fair, illustrated, fiction, adventure
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure; Fiction - Adult; Books - Vintage;
Terms of Sale
Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
EXCEPT as noted in description. 30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
Biblio member since 2005
Independence, Missouri
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
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