Sly Ballades in Harvard China
by E.S.M." [Edward Sanford Martin]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Winchester, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: A. Williams & Company Old Corner Bookstore, 1882. First Edition. Small octavo (19.5cm). Stiff card wrappers with color-lithographed paper jacket; iv,81pp; illus. The author's second book, a collection of humorous, Harvard-themed poems. Martin (1856-1939) was a founding editor of the Harvard Lampoon (1876) and the long-time literary editor for Life Magazine. A rather well-preserved copy of this fragile publication.
Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45516
- Title
- Sly Ballades in Harvard China
- Author
- E.S.M." [Edward Sanford Martin]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A. Williams & Company Old Corner Bookstore
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1882
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature Before 1900;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...