The Mansion (inscribed by Van Dyke)
by Henry Van Dyke
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Bros, 1911. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Slim 16mo. (4 1/2" x 6") in olive green blindstamped cloth , lettered in gilt and with tipped on color illustration. INSCRIBED ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. "Inscribed with sincere and warm friendship for ____ ____/ Henry van Dyke/ Dec. 10, 1914". 60 pp. Frontis plate and additional illustrations by Elizabeth Shippen Green. Very good, fading to the spine strip and some light foxing to the title and first page of text.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E29755
- Title
- The Mansion (inscribed by Van Dyke)
- Author
- Henry Van Dyke
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Bros
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- signed, autographed, literature, weightman
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
TRACKING AND INSURANCE AT OPTION OF BUYER. ON UNINSURED ITEMS, OUR RESPONSIBILITY ENDS WITH PROOF OF SHIPPING---NO EXCEPTIONS! Books are returnable if misdescribed; we must be notified within 48 hours of receipt if making a return. We conform to accepted ABAA grading. "First edition" means "first printing" unless noted; if it doesn't say it has a jacket then it doesn't; faults such as ownership signatures, price clipping, etc. will be noted in the listing. Member ABAA, ILAB, ABNJ.
About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Spine Strip
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- Gilt
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- Plate
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- Inscribed
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