Boston: William F. Gill and Company, 1875. First Edition. Full Leather. Near Fine binding. The leatherbound edition, containing the first appearance of Mark Twain's story "An Encounter with the Interviewer" [BAL 3363]. This printing is the Welch, Bigelow with the printer's device on the copyright page; it is the first of two printings noted in the BAL. A beautiful copy in full brown morocco with elaborate blocking in blind, and the lotos leaves decoration blocked in gold; raised bands with decorations in blind, and titling in gold; dentelles; all edges gilt. (BAL 3363). Near Fine binding.

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Bookseller: Black Swan Books, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 279397
Title: LOTOS LEAVES: ORIGINAL STORIES, ESSAYS, AND POEMS
Author: John Brougham
Format/Binding: Full Leather
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine binding
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: William F. Gill and Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1875

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Device: Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
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...
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Fine Binding: An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
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