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THROUGH THE GATES OF THE NETHERLANDS
by Waller, Mary E
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Little, Brown, and Company, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Collectible First Edition Hardcover in Good Condition, No Jacket. Illustrated blue'green full cloth binding is clean, corners and spine ends lightly scuffed, edges rubbed; sewn binding is tight, solid, hinges intact. Blue-green cloth with gilt and red foil imprinted elaborate and lavish coat-of-arms on front, white lettering on front, gilt on spine. Gold border around front panel, Illustrations from paintings by Dutch Masters (38). Tissue over frontis illustration by Mesdag. Rough cut on fore-edge and lower edge; upper edge gilt. Last four leaves remain uncut. Former owner bookplate and signature on endpapers. A very nice 1908 book. 357 pages. 5.5 x 8.25 inches. 1908, Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, MA
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027195
- Title
- THROUGH THE GATES OF THE NETHERLANDS
- Author
- Waller, Mary E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown, and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1908
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- NETHERLANDS HISTORY ART AND CULTURE AMSTERDAM THE HAGUE DUTCH DIKES
- Bookseller catalogs
- History. European;
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- Edges
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- Bookplate
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- Gilt
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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- Leaves
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- Cloth
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