Freaks on the Fells; or, Three Months' Rustication. And Why I Did Not Become a Sailor
by Ballantyne, R. M
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Crosby and Ainsworth, 1865. First American edition, 1865. Worn copy of this humorous account of a Londoner's vacation travels in Scotland, illustrated with engravings. Green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and in blind, 379 pages plus publisher's ads. Covers heavily rubbed, especially at the extremities, fraying to corners and spine ends, hinges intact, text block generally sound with some separation visible between some sections but with no detached pages, pages lightly age-toned but clean, name and note dated 1866 on front free endpaper, no other markings.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021515
- Title
- Freaks on the Fells; or, Three Months' Rustication. And Why I Did Not Become a Sailor
- Author
- Ballantyne, R. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Publisher
- Crosby and Ainsworth
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1865
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- TRAVEL SCOTLAND HUMOR TOURISM
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
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Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
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- 12mo
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- Cloth
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- 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...