Decorative Plaques. Designs by George F. Barnes. Poems by Mary E. Wilkins
by FREEMAN, MARY E. WILKINS
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Worn and somewhat shaken, but sound; enclosed in a cloth clamshell box.
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: D. Lothrop, (1883), 1883. First edition. BAL 6302, binding A.. Worn and somewhat shaken, but sound; enclosed in a cloth clamshell box.. Small 4to, original pictorial boards. 14 full-page illustrations by George Barnes. The rare first book by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (1852-1930), a collection of 12 poems for the illustrations of George F. Barnes. Freeman later became well known and celebrated for her popular local color stories about New England places and characters. Decorative Plaques is not found in any of the legendary first book catalogues by Seven Gables, Goodspeed, Reese, the New York Berg Collection Catalogue or elsewhere.
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- Bookseller
- The Brick Row Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27262
- Title
- Decorative Plaques. Designs by George F. Barnes. Poems by Mary E. Wilkins
- Author
- FREEMAN, MARY E. WILKINS
- Format/Binding
- BAL 6302, binding A.
- Book Condition
- Used - Worn and somewhat shaken, but sound; enclosed in a cloth clamshell box.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Boston: D. Lothrop, (1883)
- Date Published
- 1883
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- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- New
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- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...