New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1902. First Edition. First impression, with gutter measurement 3cm. Octavo (20cm). Red cloth, stamped in gilt; [x],512pp; color frontispiece, black and white halftones on inserted leaves. Illustrated by W. J. Baer and W. Granville Smith. Bookplate of noted collector Clifton Waller Barrett. Toning to p.283 and facing plate, from laid-in newspaper clipping. Offsetting to one forme of gathering K. Light rubbed with small bumps to top edge, but generally clean and fresh: Very Good. Civil War novel by a Putlizer Prize-winning Virginia novelist. KELLY p.14. SMITH G-325.

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Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 58952
Title: The Battle-Ground
Author: GLASGOW, Ellen
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1902
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Fiction; The South;

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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