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Bracebridge Hall
by Irving, Washington
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Minus
- Seller
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: MacMillan & Co., 1877 Printed by R & R. Clark, Edinburgh. Hard cover, 8vo., in dark green publisher's cloth with gilt decoration and titles to front board and spine, 284 pp. plus 4 pp. reviews and advertisement. No dust jacket. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Illustrator Randolf Caldecott (1846-1886) is acknowledged in the Preface as the "same able pencil" to have illustrated MacMillan's re-publication of Irving's "Old Christmas the year prior. Gift inscription in old ink dated Ap. 1879. Small bookbinder's label on rear pastedown: "Bound by Burn and Co., London." Condition: Very GoodMinus. Rear hinge cracked. Corners are gently rubbed, and there is a small closed tear at head of spine. Interior is clean, lightly age-toned with no obvious foxing. A pictorial bookplate of a former owner is upon the pastedown. . First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus. Illus. by Randolf Caldecott.
Synopsis
Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists, A Medley was written by Washington Irving in 1821, while he lived in England, and published in 1822. This episodic novel was originally published under his pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dark and Stormy Night Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8187
- Title
- Bracebridge Hall
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Illustrator
- Randolf Caldecott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- MacMillan & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1877
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selling Rare, Antiquarian and "other interesting finds" to individuals and institutions around the world. Some of our books are now housed among the world's leading libraries and collections.
We work to promote the significance of a wide variety of ideas, from whatever era they might originate. We celebrate, and work to preserve, the artistry of the printed page, the handwritten word, and the craftsmanship of the hand-made object in today's virtual, digital world.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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,...
- 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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