Legends of the Province-House
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good.
- Seller
-
Petworth, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Philidelphia: Henry Altemus Company, c 1920. Hardcover. Good.. 16mo.. In a an unusual binding that characterises the publisher. The front cover is half embossed cream cloth and half real printed silk. Whereas the book is in general in good clean unmarked condition the silk is frayed at the top and bottom with staining. Pages are age tanned but clean. Binding is tight. It is undated but assumed to be early 20thC. 16mo. 1920
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reader’s Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5322
- Title
- Legends of the Province-House
- Author
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henry Altemus Company
- Place of Publication
- Philidelphia
- Date Published
- c 1920
- Size
- 16mo.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Reader’s Books
Biblio member since 2019
Petworth, West Sussex
About Reader’s Books
Market town general antiquarian book shop specialising in literature, travel and history.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Age Tanned
- Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages, when...