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THE WATER WITCH; OR, THE SKIMMER OF THE SEAS. A TALE
by Cooper, James Fenimore
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. First U.K. Edition. Handsome set of this anonymously-published maritime novel by Cooper, centered around the abduction of a woman by the pirate captain of the Water-Witch, and the subsequent pursuit by her suitor. Precedes the American edition by two months, and preceded only by the rare Dresden edition. Spiller & Blackburn 12; BAL 3846. First Impression. Three 12mo. volumes (19cm); 19th century marbled paper boards and juniper green calf, spines in five compartments, with tan calf labels, and titling and decorative elements stamped in gilt on spines; viii,321,[1]; [ii],316; [ii],308pp. Ink ownership signature of Eleanor Lucy Kindersley (dated 12th September 1882) to front endpaper of each volume, with "The Pious Mansfield Woodhouse" in a different hand at upper front endpaper of Vol.1. Modest rubbing to joints and covers, wear to upper and lower board edges, crowns, and upper board corners (with some board exposure), with a 1.25" split at upper front joint of Vol.3; preliminary blank slightly pulled in Vol.3, with thin crack to gutter at same; terminal ad leaf lacking in Vol.1; text is quite fresh; Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4598
- Title
- THE WATER WITCH; OR, THE SKIMMER OF THE SEAS. A TALE
- Author
- Cooper, James Fenimore
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.K. Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1830
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Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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