Jack in the Pulpit.
by Whittier, John Greenleaf (Editor)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Langley, Washington, United States
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About This Item
[New York]:: R. Worthington,, 1884.. First edition. Near Fine. Near Fine. Corners lightly tipped. Quarto (18 x 23 cm). Gold quarter cloth with chromolithographed paper over boards. [16] leaves of which 8 are chromolithographed plates, including title page. Includes one facsimile letter dated 1884 by Whittier to a Miss Sadie F. Price disclaiming authorship of the poem (Currier 150). A beautiful copy of the poem in its entirety with stanzas set amidst meadow flowers on lovely botanical plates. 1/4 cloth
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7080
- Title
- Jack in the Pulpit.
- Author
- Whittier, John Greenleaf (Editor)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- R. Worthington,
- Place of Publication
- [New York]:
- Date Published
- 1884.
- Keywords
- John Greenleaf Whittier American poetry chromolithographs american gift books Smith, Carrie Books
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About the Seller
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Langley, Washington
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...