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Autograph album of Miss Anna Allen (a.k.a. Mrs. Flint)
- Used
- Condition
- Very good. Upper hinge cracked. Minor toning, spotting, wear to extremities, minor water staining.
- Seller
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Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, 1899. Very good. Upper hinge cracked. Minor toning, spotting, wear to extremities, minor water staining.. Autograph album of Miss Anna Allen, later Mrs. Flint c.1891, including Victorian scrap, calligraphic flourishes, and two rather fine gouaches of wildflowers.
Oblong 12mo (4" by 7"), approx. 120 pp., about half-filled with contemporary ink inscriptions ranging in date from 1877 to 1899, in original green cloth binding stamped in gilt with gilt edges and rounded corners.
Oblong 12mo (4" by 7"), approx. 120 pp., about half-filled with contemporary ink inscriptions ranging in date from 1877 to 1899, in original green cloth binding stamped in gilt with gilt edges and rounded corners.
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- Bookseller
- Eclectibles
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22000830
- Title
- Autograph album of Miss Anna Allen (a.k.a. Mrs. Flint)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good. Upper hinge cracked. Minor toning, spotting, wear to extremities, minor water staining.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Calligraphy, Autograph Collecting
- Bookseller catalogs
- Albums & Journals;
Terms of Sale
Eclectibles
All material is shipped subject to approval, but notification of return must be made in a timely manner and returns made in a prompt and conscientious fashion.
About the Seller
Eclectibles
Biblio member since 2014
Tolland, Connecticut
About Eclectibles
As our name implies we provide diverse offerings of ephemera and related items. Some areas of note are childhood ephemera and books, social history and women's history, visual culture, advertising in America, historical memorabilia, made by hand, transformation material and the study of childhood. As a member of the Appraisers Association of America, I also provide appraisal services in our areas of expertise with a focus on large collections.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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,...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
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