The Story of Avis.
by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston : James R. Osgood and Company, 1877. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Gilt spine lettering on ruled edge green covers in hand-made brown paper wrappers - which had kept this volume in good condition! 12mo, 457 pages.. Ex- library copy - This is Volume No.52 of the West Bath (Maine) Library Association, with their label on the inside of the cover. The unusual library label says: "N. B. This book must not be lent out of the subscribers family, and if injured, all damage must be paid to the librarian. No volume can be kept over four weeks ; two weeks additional time will be allowed by having it renewed. A fine of two cents per day will be charged for a book kept over this time. A violation of these rules will result in a loss of membership.". Other than the brown paper wrapper pasted on the inside of the covers, color loss on the covers, and the library bookplate, this is a good copy.
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- Bookseller
- NWJBOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019445
- Title
- The Story of Avis.
- Author
- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1877
- Keywords
- Fiction; West Bath, Maine
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NWJBOOKS
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About NWJBOOKS
Specializing in signed, rare and out of print books.
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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...
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