Sweet Nature and Other Poems & Illustrations
by Robert Ellice Mack, Ed
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/none
- Seller
-
San Rafael, California, United States
Item Price
CA$34.54CA$20.72
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
This lovely collection of nature poetry is complemented by beautiful illustrations by a number of 19th century artists and illustrators. Boards are soiled and scuffed and spine ends are chipped. Dark green endpapers suggest rebinding. Gorgeous ink inscription on FFEP is dated Christmas 1888. No other internal markings. Gilt fore edges and very heavy cardboard pages.
All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No expedited shipping outside of the United States.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town Books of San Anselmo (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 299
- Title
- Sweet Nature and Other Poems & Illustrations
- Author
- Robert Ellice Mack, Ed
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Beige leather boards with gilt titles and design
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- c. 1888
- Pages
- 40
- Size
- 7 3/8 x 10 3/8
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Poetry, Nature, Illustrated works
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; First Editions;
Terms of Sale
Town Books of San Anselmo
All titles are available for a full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item is misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Town Books of San Anselmo
Biblio member since 2020
San Rafael, California
About Town Books of San Anselmo
Town Books is run by volunteers for the benefit of the San Anselmo Library, San Anselmo, CA. All titles are donated and go through a thorough accession process to ensure that the books are clean and in a good reading state. Selected titles of rare and vintage books are reserved for our online sales with Biblio.com.
Glossary
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....