POEMS - Volume 1
by Whittier, John G
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VeryGood with purple stamp on ffep (Sunday Call Prize Winner) else unmarked, cover decorations still fairly bright.
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Co, (no date). First Thus.. Hardcover in white cloth boards w gilt titling & decorations plus color illustration of iris flower and fleurs de lis, no jacket.. VeryGood with purple stamp on ffep (Sunday Call Prize Winner) else unmarked, cover decorations still fairly bright.. Solid clean tight copy of poetry apparently published in numerous editions with different color boards. This one has white boards, an attractive antiquarian collectible.
4-1/4 x 6-1/2, 228 pp + xxiii pp of Notes + 32 pp list of publishers publications, b/w illus, top edge tinted.
4-1/4 x 6-1/2, 228 pp + xxiii pp of Notes + 32 pp list of publishers publications, b/w illus, top edge tinted.
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- Bookseller
- edburynbooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16402
- Title
- POEMS - Volume 1
- Author
- Whittier, John G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover in white cloth boards w gilt titling & decorations plus color illustration of iris flower and fleurs de lis, no jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - VeryGood with purple stamp on ffep (Sunday Call Prize Winner) else unmarked, cover decorations still fairly bright.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Altemus Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- (no date)
- Keywords
- Fiction, Poetry, Literature, Criticism
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
edburynbooks
Biblio member since 2007
Nevada City, California
About edburynbooks
I sell from my home, where I have about 25,000 books shelved or stored. I am also an author, poet, photographer, taroist, publisher, collector. Selling books online for almost 15 years, including my own titles and rare books from my collection.
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