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A White Heron and Other Stories
by Sarah Orne Jewett
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Houghton. Mifflin, 1886. First Edition. Good copy .In white cloth covers with stamped heron and lettering in green on front cover and dark green cloth spine with faded gilt lettering. Gilt top edge. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Bumping and rubbing to ends of spine. Title page detached but in place. Previous owner's name on first flyleaf. Moderate soiling to covers. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaker House Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004769
- Title
- A White Heron and Other Stories
- Author
- Sarah Orne Jewett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Houghton. Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1886
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Keywords
- Fiction, Short Stories
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Short Stories;
Terms of Sale
Quaker House Books
Items must be returned within ten days of sale for a full refund if not satisfied.
About the Seller
Quaker House Books
Biblio member since 2006
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
About Quaker House Books
My book holdings are eclectic in nature.
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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
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...