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True Stories From History and Biography
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Bound by STIKEMAN & CO. in three quarter blue morocco, richly gilt spines, raised bands, t.e.g., with the original publishers' b
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1851. First Edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates after illustrations by Hammat Billings. v, [ii], 343pp. Thurston, Torry and Emerson, Printers. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound by STIKEMAN & CO. in three quarter blue morocco, richly gilt spines, raised bands, t.e.g., with the original publishers' brown cloth covers bound in. From the library of Agnes Neustadt, with her bookplate. About fine. Billings, Hammat. First Edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates after illustrations by Hammat Billings. v, [ii], 343pp. Thurston, Torry and Emerson, Printers. 1 vols. 8vo. This selection prints together Grandfather's Chair, Famous Old People, Liberty Tree and Biographical Stories. Hawthorne made minor revisions for this selection. BAL 7655 ; Clark A12.1.a1 ("Probable First State")
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 306829
- Title
- True Stories From History and Biography
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates after illustrations by Hammat Billings. v, [ii], 343pp. Thurston, Torry and Eme
- Book Condition
- Used - Bound by STIKEMAN & CO. in three quarter blue morocco, richly gilt spines, raised bands, t.e.g., with the original publishers' b
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ticknor, Reed, and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1851
- Keywords
- German | Education | Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Social Thought;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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