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Life and Letters of . . . Edited by Marie Hansen-Taylor and Horace E. Scudder
by TAYLOR, BAYARD
- Used
- Condition
- Fine copy.
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1884, 1884. First edition. BAL 19780. Fine copy.. 2 vols, 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt lettering, t.e.g. Three portraits, three illustrations, manuscript facsimile and vignette title-pages. A substantial biographical treatment of one of the great American travelers, travel writers and poets, Bayard Taylor (1825-1878). Ink inscription on the front free endpaper of Walter Sillman, Wolfe Hall, Griswold College, Davenport, IA, Mar. Fri 13 / 1885."
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- Bookseller
- The Brick Row Book Shop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2656
- Title
- Life and Letters of . . . Edited by Marie Hansen-Taylor and Horace E. Scudder
- Author
- TAYLOR, BAYARD
- Format/Binding
- BAL 19780
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine copy.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1884
- Date Published
- 1884
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The Brick Row Book Shop
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Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
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