The Woodcarver of 'lympus
by Waller M. E
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: The Musson Book Company Ltd., 1904. First Canadian Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7 1/2" X 5 1/4. Published April, 1904. Story set in early 20th century in Vermont. Tissue protected frontis: "The stranger, looking back, saw the child still standing motionless beneath the butternut tree." 311 pp. plus advertisements for other Little, Brown & Co. books. Book carries gilt text on spine, black on front. Front panel has 2" square blindstamped image of a facial profile and a snake set in decorative square of evergreen cones over a Latin motto. Top edge dyed, extremities rubbed and scuffed, book is very tight and square, fon inscribed with black ink and a very fine nib, no notations. A very rare, first Canadian edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000847
- Title
- The Woodcarver of 'lympus
- Author
- Waller M. E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Canadian Edition
- Publisher
- The Musson Book Company Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- 7 1/2" X 5 1/4
Terms of Sale
Lower Beverley Better Books
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- 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...
- Fine
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- FON
- Former Owner's Name. Indicates that the previous owner of the book has written their name in the book.
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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