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Ninety Years at the Isles of Shoals
by Laighton, Oscar
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Bayfield, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: The Beacon Press, Inc. , 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. Patterned green boards with gilt lettering and decoration. Edges rubbed, corners lightly chipped. Spine heavily sunned. Edges of spine and head of spine chipped. Very minimal spine roll. Edges of text block darkened. Ex-libris copy with usual markings. Newspaper clipping “Autumn Among the Isles of Shoals” glued to front pastedown. Prev. owner inscription on ffep. Small pencil geometric drawing on back of frontispiece. Small folds and closed tear to frontispiece plate. Expected age-tanning to pages. Some smudging/transfer of type. Hinge slightly cracked. B&W photos and illustrations, poetry by Celia Thaxter, and Laighton’s delightful writing comprise this gorgeous first edition. Biographies
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- Bookseller
- Honest Dog Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A803981X03JEU
- Title
- Ninety Years at the Isles of Shoals
- Author
- Laighton, Oscar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Beacon Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1930
- Pages
- 154
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography/Memoir;
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About the Seller
Honest Dog Books
Biblio member since 2022
Bayfield, Wisconsin
About Honest Dog Books
Honest Dog Books is a family-run new and used general interest bookstore with a long history in Bayfield, Wisconsin. Owners Julie Buckles and Charly Ray are wilderness travelers with a team of sled dogs, two teenagers, and deep love for community, literature, and conversation.
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- Edges
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- Plate
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- 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,...
- 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...
- Sunned
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- 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
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