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Ramona: A Story (2 Volumes)
by Jackson, Helen Hunt
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Helena, Montana, United States
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About This Item
Little, Brown & Co., 1900. Hardcover. Good. Monterey edition, 2 volumes complete, blue cloth hardcovers with floral illustration in green and off yellow to cover and spine with green and gilt borders to both and top page edges gilt, good + hardcovers (no jackets or slip) are still bright and tight while showing a gift inscription at front blank of volume one, light soil and rubbing to both volumes, short closed tear at bottom of pastedown of volume one near hinge, same type of tearing along length of both pastedowns near hinges of volume two, bit of soil to top page edges of both volumes, light gutter spitting in a couple of places along with some additional minor trace wear to both. Two volumes combine for over 600 pages and feature the illustrations by Henry Sandham. Still a pleasing copy of this two volume Monterey edition of Hunt's classic work set in California and centered around a mixed-race orphan girl and racxial discrimination.
Synopsis
Ramona, a novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson, is the story of a part-Scottish and part-Native American orphan girl growing up and getting married in Southern California, suffering racial discrimination and hardship. Originally serialized in the Christian Union on a weekly basis, the novel became immensely popular. Overall, it has had more than 300 printings, been made into four film versions, and has been performed as an outdoor play annually since 1923.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Barker Books & Vintage
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24977
- Title
- Ramona: A Story (2 Volumes)
- Author
- Jackson, Helen Hunt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Co.
- Date Published
- 1900
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- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Barker Books & Vintage
Biblio member since 2021
Helena, Montana
About Barker Books & Vintage
Welcome to Barker Books & Vintage. We are a brick and mortar retailer of carefully selected books and other paper related product, located in Helena, Montana. We use our office mainly to buy books but are willing to allow perusal of inventory upon request. Our special emphasis on quality books includes a broad range of titles with particular interest given to those being uncommon or collectible. We have been in business close to twenty five years including our new home in Montana. Please call with any questions.
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- Hinge
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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