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MOSSES FROM AN OLD MANSE [Two Volumes Bound in One]
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1846. First Edition, Not First Issue. Hardcover. Octavo, [i-vi], [1]-207, [i-vi], [1]-211 pages. In Good condition. Rebound in half dark green leather with brown cloth boards and gilt lettering on paneled spine. Boards have rubbing to corners and edges, tearing to cloth along edges, and mild edge wear and shelf wear. Textblock has splitting to front interior hinge, previous owner's name in pen on front endpaper, light age toning, and mild to moderate foxing to pages. Shelved Room A. 1372673. Special Collections.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1372673
- Title
- MOSSES FROM AN OLD MANSE [Two Volumes Bound in One]
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Not First Issue
- Publisher
- Wiley and Putnam
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1846
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Second Story Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
DC's Oldest Rare and Used Bookstore, Second Story Books operates two open shops in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. We have a large internet presence including this website, Amazon, and Ebay, accredited appraisals member ASA, and an in house book binder. For more information go to www.secondstorybooks.com
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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...
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