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Macaria: A Novel
by Wilson, Augusta J. Evans
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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High Point, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Carleton, Incorporated, 1885. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. Exlibrary markings. Hinge papers cracked, binding sound. Pages clean, tanned. Writing on ffep. Cloth over boards is shelf worn with bumped corners, wear at extremities of spine. Gilt lettering and design on spine is darkened but clear. ; Novel served as propaganda for the Confederate cause and helped to redefine the role of Confederate women during the war. ; Ex-Library; 7.5" tall; 469 pages.
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- Seller
- Cat's Cradle Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 3810090
- Title
- Macaria: A Novel
- Author
- Wilson, Augusta J. Evans
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Carleton, Incorporated
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1885
- Keywords
- UNITED STATES, AMERICA, CONFEDERATE, CONFEDERACY, CiVIL WAR, FICTION, LITERATURE, NOVEL, WOMEN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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About the Seller
Cat's Cradle Books
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High Point, North Carolina
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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