New York: Leavitt & Allen. Very Good. 1854. Hardcover. Woodcuts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages; 1854 Leavitt & Allen, New York. HC 1st edition presumed. Soundly bound in original grain patterned black cloth with decorative framing and borders in gilt to cover board and in blind to rear; decorative title panel in gilt to spine. All edges gilt. Mild shelf bumping to corner tips and trace fray to cloth at spine ends. Prior 1854 ownership penciled to front endpage; a pair of owner names (Slaymakers of Lancaster, PA) penned to the title page. Scattered mild finger soiling and spotting but contents are generally bright and neat. Illustrated with woodcut plates and in text. Uncommon with only 9 copies found in institutional holdings searched by Worldcat. VG .

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Bookseller: DogStar Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 53843
Title: The Christmas Box : a Gift for Young People
Author: Anon
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Publisher: Leavitt & Allen
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1854
Bookseller catalogs: 19th Century Subjects and Studies; Children''s Books; Christmas;

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DogStar Books is an open-shop used and rare book store located in historic Lancaster PA. We have been buying and selling scholarly, antiquarian and better books, images, and paper since 1991. We maintain a large general collection of over 40,000 titles on premises to serve our local book loving clientele. Out of town visitors and buyers are always welcome. Our online inventory at Biblio began in 2020 and we will be increasing our inventory here on a regular basis.

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Worldcat: Worldcat is a collaborative effort produced by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) and supported and used by 72,000 libraries...
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...
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VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...