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Star-Flowers
by Bailey, Urania Locke
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Bolivia, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1882. v + 152 pages; tipped-on as frontispiece is an albumen photograph of the author, not credited; poetic musings by Urania (Una) Locke Stoughton Bailey (1820-1882), American author; the material mostly of an inspirational, Christian nature; previous owner inscription on inner blank endpaper; first & last endpapers & paste-downs in a decorative floral print; bound in the original dark bevel-edged blue cloth, gilt cover & spine titles; cover with a gilt floral decorative motif and the spine with some small ornamentation as well; some tips, spine-ends and edge-wear to cloth, rubbing, in very good condition. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Certain Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21132
- Title
- Star-Flowers
- Author
- Bailey, Urania Locke
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1882
- Keywords
- United States Americana American America Literature Literary History Urania Locke Bailey Star-Flowers Albumen Photograph Tipped in Tipped-on Photography 19th Century Photo Christian Poetry Una Bailey
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Bolivia, North Carolina
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- Gilt
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