Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1851. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bound in original red cloth with gilt lettering and embossed design to front cover. BAL #7655; all points of the second printing present. 4pp publisher's catalogue at rear. Front board detached but present. Spine chipped with rubbing and shelf wear to edges and corners. Foxing throughout with pencil annotations to front endpaper. 4 Engraved Illustrations.

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Bookseller: Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0209425
Title: True Stories from History and Biography
Author: Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields
Date Published: 1851
Keywords: NW0011 Fiction, HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL CHILDREN HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY AMERICAN LITERATU RE 19TH CENTURY BAL #7655 ENGRAVING, , , , , ,

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12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
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...
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....
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
BAL: Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...