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Washington; A National Epic In Six Cantos
by Runk, Edward Johnson
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Wilmington, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo; pp. xi, (i), 169; Frontispiece portrait; blue cloth, gilt, top edge gilt; Old bookplate and two stickers on the paste-down; Very good, edge wear at spine ends. Washington inspires devotion on many levels. Runk sees Washington as an epic figure and treats him accordingly in verse, much as John Neihardt will do with Western heroes three decades later. This copy nicely inscribed and dated 1900 on a preliminary leaf.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Austin's Antiquarian Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13424
- Title
- Washington; A National Epic In Six Cantos
- Author
- Runk, Edward Johnson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- Presidents; George Washington; Poetry; Signed Books;
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About the Seller
Austin's Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2005
Wilmington, Vermont
About Austin's Antiquarian Books
Austin's Antiquarian Books is a used, rare and out of print bookshop located on West Main Street in Wilmington, Vermont. At our shop we have a general stock of approximately 15,000 used, scarce and out-of-print books, with particular strength in American History, especially Theodore Roosevelt the West, Travel, Decorative Arts, Natural History, and Sporting. We also offer a selection of antique maps and prints, historical paper and ephemera.
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- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Gilt
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