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Mercedes, and Later Lyrics
by ALDRICH, Thomas Bailey
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- Nearly all of spine label lacking, slightly soiled
- Seller
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Ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1884. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Nearly all of spine label lacking, slightly soiled. 8vo. Original cloth, top edges gilt. First edition. Inscribed with a poem: the 16-line poem "Comedy" (on pp. 89-90 in the book) has been written out and signed by Aldrich on the front flyleaf. Inscribed by him on the opposite blank page: "This [the last stanza], being too much like one of Swinburne's, was subsequently re-written - as it stands on page 90. T. B. A., Dec. 19, 1883." BAL 325. (BA).
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- Bookseller
- Riverrun Books & Manuscripts
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 409281
- Title
- Mercedes, and Later Lyrics
- Author
- ALDRICH, Thomas Bailey
- Book Condition
- Used - Nearly all of spine label lacking, slightly soiled
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- From the Bart Auerbach Collection
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- Bart Auerbach
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Literature;
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About the Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts
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Ardsley, New York
About Riverrun Books & Manuscripts
Founded in 1978 and purchased in 2016 by Thomas Lecky, Riverrun specializes in fine, rare, and unusual books from all periods and genres. There are large holdings in art, photography, artists' books, fine printing, books about books, literature, signed and inscribed books, early printing, and Americana. We have thousands of books not listed online in these and many other fields, and are constantly sourcing new material from private collections and public auction. Please let us know if we can help you locate something not listed in our stock. We are members of the ABAA and are certified members of the Appraiser's Association of America.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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...
- 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...
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