Boston: Crocker and Brewster, 1864. Hardcover. Good+. viii, 236 pp. Gilt stamped brown cloth, edges gilt, frontispiece. Sunned spine, wear at corners and spine edges, endpapers stained, light foxing. Presentation copy. Articles on the Sabbath Hymn-Book, the American Tract Society and Slavery. G+

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Bookseller: Lippincott Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 3861B
Title: Fugitives from the Escritoire of a Retired Editor
Author: Clarke, Dorus
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good+
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Crocker and Brewster
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1864
Keywords: Sabbath Hymn Book, American Tract Society, Slavery
Bookseller catalogs: Philosophy & Religion;

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We invite you to browse through the approximately 1800 books we have listed online on a wide variety of subjects, including strong holdings in Maine history and literature, lumbering, the North Woods of Maine, and Eastern Woodland Indians. We've been in business since 1975, over 25 years with a general antiquarian bookshop in Bangor.We are open by appointment; most of our stock of over 20,000 old and rare books have never been listed online, including a large selection of books on Maine and the Maine Woods. We are regularly adding to our inventory with new acquisitions.

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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...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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....
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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