Flint and Feather
by E. Pauline Johnson, Tekahionwake
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Steubenville, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Toronto, Canada: The Musson Book Company, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. First edition (1912) of the most complete collection of E. Pauline Johnson's poems published in her lifetime. Also known as Tekahionwake, E. Pauline Johnson was of half Mohawk ancestry, and one of Canada's premier poest in her lifetime - not to mention one of its most famous female indigenous writers. This book is found in its later reprints easily, but first editions are rare. It contains the contents of her earlier poetic publications, and was the last book she published in her lifetime, making this the most complete volume of her poetry produced under her supervision.... Book in Very Good condition. No dust jacket. Cover in sky blue cloth good; shows some light rubbing and wear at corners and sun fading on spine. Name of former owner on front endpaper with date 'May 1914.' No other marks noted in text. Poems handsomely laid out on deckled pages, with gilt top-edge. Acid pages yellowed by time. Binding strong. All in all a fine copy of this rare first edition. Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24 hours.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookmarx Bookstore
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 124141
- Title
- Flint and Feather
- Author
- E. Pauline Johnson, Tekahionwake
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Musson Book Company
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Canada
- Date Published
- 1912
- Pages
- 156
Terms of Sale
Bookmarx Bookstore
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bookmarx Bookstore
Biblio member since 2023
Steubenville, Ohio
About Bookmarx Bookstore
We are a small independent bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio, with a smattering of everything but a special love for the Catholic, Classic, and Literary.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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