THE COURTSHIP OF MILES STANDISH
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Mansonville, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
London/NY: Ernest Nister / E. P. Dutton & Co., 1890. THE COURTSHIP OF MILES STANDISH- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow- Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon- Ernest Nister / E. P. Dutton & Co.- London/NY nd [1890]- Hardcover:-12mo- FINE/ no dj as issued- original publisher's Fine binding- green cloth gilt blocked title and motif of flowers- 159pp are clean and crisp on heavy bond paper-all page edges gilt- fantastic in text and full page illustrations, mostly in color- title page erroneously dated 1575- As per World Cat: Listing #115. The courtship of Miles Standish by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Arthur A Dixon Book English 1890 London : Ernest Nister ; New York : E.P. Dutton only 6 World Cat library holdings- SCARCE and Gift Quality!- SEE PHOTOS- "A lovely copy of the great romance adventure by Longfellow."- Fiction-poetry-adventure-romance-classic-illustrated (2599) . 1st Edition-1st Printing-Thus. Fine Binding. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Arthur A. Dixon. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- jakoll (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2599
- Title
- THE COURTSHIP OF MILES STANDISH
- Author
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Illustrator
- Arthur A. Dixon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- 1st Edition-1st Printing-Thus
- Publisher
- Ernest Nister / E. P. Dutton & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London/NY
- Date Published
- 1890
- Keywords
- Fiction-poetry-adventure-romance-classic-illustrated
Terms of Sale
jakoll
Payment must be received within 7 working days. Payments by cheque will be held 10 working days to clear. Full refund of purchase price only if item has been misdescribed as pertains to condition. Mailing costs non-refundable. Item must be returned in the same condition as it was originally sent out for refund conditions to apply.
About the Seller
jakoll
Biblio member since 2007
Mansonville, Quebec
About jakoll
We specialize in Modern 1st Edition, Children's books, Vintage classics, vinyl records, original movie posters, sports cards, comics, postage stamps and coins.We only sell online at this time and have been doing so for over 30 years.
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