Passages from the American Note-Books of Nathaniel Hawthorne
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sidmouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Smith Elder & Co, 1868 Good- copy in maroon cloth on boards with gilt title on cover and faded spine. Spine is rubbed top/tail and covers are spotted and lightly damp stained at edges. Front hinge cracked. Previous owner's inscription on endpaper and top title page. Text is clean and fresh but gatherings are a little loose. Single volume. Scarce.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Balfour Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010422
- Title
- Passages from the American Note-Books of Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Author
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Smith Elder & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1868
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Keywords
- PASSAGES FROM THE AMERICAN NOTE-BOOKS OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
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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,...
- Edges
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- Title Page
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
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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...
- 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....