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To Have and To Hold
by Johnston, Mary. Illustrated By Howard Pyle, E. B. Thompson, A.W. Betts, Emlen McConnell
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1900. Published 1900. Early printing, lacking the "first edition" on the copyright page, but with no additional printings noted. Light green cloth lettered in gilt and decorated with a floral design in red and darker green, 402 pages, heavy green coated cloth dustjacket with gilt-decorated leather spine labels. Light rubbing to the extremities, rear hinge repaired, sound text block, lightly soiled endpapers, other pages very clean, name in pencil on front free endpaper, no other markings. The dustjacket, which we are unsure was originally issued with the book but is of similar age, has some light surface soil and minor edge rubbing, no chips or tears. Johnston's popular novel set in seventeenth century Jamestown, Virginia, illustrated in black and white. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
To Have and to Hold is a 1900 novel by American author, Mary Johnston. Published by Houghton Mifflin, according to the New York Times it was the bestselling novel in the United States that year. The book was twice adapted to the screen. The first silent film in 1916 was made by Jesse L. Lasky’s Famous Players company. It was directed by George Melford and starred Wallace Reid and Mae Murray. In 1922, Lasky did a remake, this time starring Bert Lytell and Betty Compson.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019728
- Title
- To Have and To Hold
- Author
- Johnston, Mary. Illustrated By Howard Pyle, E. B. Thompson, A.W. Betts, Emlen McConnell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- AMERICAN FICTION NOVEL JAMESTOWN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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