Oracles From The Poets: A Fanciful Diversion for The Drawing-Room
by Caroline Gilman
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Independence, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
From the Preface: "I was led to arrange "The Oracles from the Poets," by observing the vivid interest taken by persons of all ages in a very common-place Fortune-Teller in the hands of a young girl. It occurred to me that I might avail myself of this love of the mysterious, for the intellectual enjoyment of my family circle." "...I yield this volume up as a public offering, for the advancement of those rational social enjoyments which seem to belong to the moral movement of the age."
This book was written for the amusement of the author's children. There is a "Directions" page "FOR THE GAME OF THE ORACLES FROM THE POETS." (for 2 or more persons)
This is a really nice copy of a book printed in 1853. See photos.
Good condition. Red cloth covers impressed with a design that has lightly rubbed gold gilt, the spine also has the design and the title is also gold gilt. There is a black mark near the top on the front cover. There is much wear at the top and bottom of the spine and the corners, but the edges are pretty good. The closed book page edges are gold gilt in good condition, not great. The end papers have light soiling and some age spotting. The pages of the book also have some age spotting and a few pencil marks at the side of certain passages. The text. itself, appears to be clean. The binding is tight.
Please use the photos as part of the description.
242 pages.
This book was written for the amusement of the author's children. There is a "Directions" page "FOR THE GAME OF THE ORACLES FROM THE POETS." (for 2 or more persons)
This is a really nice copy of a book printed in 1853. See photos.
Good condition. Red cloth covers impressed with a design that has lightly rubbed gold gilt, the spine also has the design and the title is also gold gilt. There is a black mark near the top on the front cover. There is much wear at the top and bottom of the spine and the corners, but the edges are pretty good. The closed book page edges are gold gilt in good condition, not great. The end papers have light soiling and some age spotting. The pages of the book also have some age spotting and a few pencil marks at the side of certain passages. The text. itself, appears to be clean. The binding is tight.
Please use the photos as part of the description.
242 pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue & Grey Book Shoppe (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1586
- Title
- Oracles From The Poets: A Fanciful Diversion for The Drawing-Room
- Author
- Caroline Gilman
- Format/Binding
- Cloth over boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- H. C. Peck & Theo. Bliss
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1853
- Pages
- 242
- Weight
- 2.00 lbs
- Keywords
- oracles, poets, authors, game, Fortune-Teller, mysterious, intellectual, moral movement, vintage book
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children; Poetry; Games; Books - Vintage;
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Independence, Missouri
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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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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
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- 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....