The House of Orchids and Other Poems
by Sterling, George
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Original purple cloth, silver-stamped Art Nouveau cover signed P.G. Spine and board edges slightly faded, some tarnishing to sil
- Seller
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: A.M. Robertson, 1911. First Edition. Inscribed by Sterling. 140pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original purple cloth, silver-stamped Art Nouveau cover signed P.G. Spine and board edges slightly faded, some tarnishing to silver stamping. Ida H. Winship bookplate. First Edition. Inscribed by Sterling. 140pp. 1 vols. 8vo. "With memories of happy hours and hopes of hours as happy"
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Mill Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 322445
- Title
- The House of Orchids and Other Poems
- Author
- Sterling, George
- Format/Binding
- 140pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Original purple cloth, silver-stamped Art Nouveau cover signed P.G. Spine and board edges slightly faded, some tarnishing to sil
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition. Inscribed by Sterling
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A.M. Robertson
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- American | Poetry
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey
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