New York, NY: Rinehart & Co., 1948. Book. Illus. by Wyeth, Andrew (Dust Jacket). Near Fine. Cloth. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Rinehart & Co., 1948. First thus. 8vo. Light blue cloth with dark blue title field and gilt lettering embossed on spine, top of text block edge stained blue, rough cut pages, 458 pp. Dust jacket painting by Andrew Wyeth. This book tells of Salathiel Albine's progress down the bright Pennsylvania trail from Bedford Village toward the city which means civilization and the life of the future: toward Philadelphia. It also tells of his heady life with Melissa and the girl Bridget; of their mingling with the innumerable and diverse characters whose interweaving produced the life of America ten years before the American Revolution. Dust jacket is slightly dog eared in places along top and bottom edge, mostly at spine, lightly sunned at spine. First free endpaper creased, pages slightly tanned but not brittle. Text block is clean, tight and appears gently read. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

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Bookseller: Respectful Exits (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: EM-B0022-08
Title: Toward the Morning
Author: Allen, Hervey
Illustrator: Wyeth, Andrew (Dust Jacket)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Thus
Publisher: Rinehart & Co.
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1948
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: AMERICAN FRONTIER COLONIAL CULTURE SMALL VILLAGE
Bookseller catalogs: Rare Literature and Fiction; Rare Americana;

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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...
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....
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.