Stage-Coach and Tavern Days: Entertainment for Man and Beast Travellers Rest
by Earle, Alice Morse
- Used
- Condition
- good: faded spine and boards, red script of title somewhat faded, some toning on endpapers, discoloration and scuffing on front /no DJ
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
MacMillan, 1901. hardcover. good: faded spine and boards, red script of title somewhat faded, some toning on endpapers, discoloration and scuffing on front board, especially top corner. binding tight, text block clean and unmarked, top edge gilt./no DJ. a history of taverns and stage coaches in colonial New England. Earle was an important historian of early life in New England because of her focus on smaller sociological details, as evidenced by this and other books she wrote including Home Life in Colonial Days, Child Life in Colonial Days, Curious Punishments of Bygone Days.
first printed October 1900, reprinted January 1901. scarce in this condition. #00082.
first printed October 1900, reprinted January 1901. scarce in this condition. #00082.
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- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 110
- Title
- Stage-Coach and Tavern Days
- Author
- Earle, Alice Morse
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - good: faded spine and boards, red script of title somewhat faded, some toning on endpapers, discoloration and scuffing on front
- Jacket Condition
- no DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- MacMillan
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- history, colonial era
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- Tight
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- Text Block
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- New
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- 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...