Aaron in the Wildwoods
by Harris, Joel Chandler
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Original tan buckram with illustration in black and green, lettered in gilt on the upper cover, publisher's device on lower cove
- Seller
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1897. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and 23 plates by Oliver Herford. 1 vols. Sm. 4to. Original tan buckram with illustration in black and green, lettered in gilt on the upper cover, publisher's device on lower cover. Lower hinge cracked, small tear to front paste-down, else Fine. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and 23 plates by Oliver Herford. 1 vols. Sm. 4to. BAL 7140; not in Wright "Fiction"
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- Bookseller
- The Old Mill Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59503
- Title
- Aaron in the Wildwoods
- Author
- Harris, Joel Chandler
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated with frontispiece and 23 plates by Oliver Herford. 1 vols. Sm. 4to
- Book Condition
- Used - Original tan buckram with illustration in black and green, lettered in gilt on the upper cover, publisher's device on lower cove
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- Children's Books | American | American | Joel Chandler Harris
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...