The White Hills Their Legends, Landscape, and Poetry. First (1st) Edition, 4th or Fifth Printing, 1866. Original hardcover. Near Fine
by Thomas Starr King
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Lincoln, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Crosby & Ainsworth, 1866 A nice example of this classic in beveled dark green cloth bds., illustrated and bright binding in gilt. Owner name in cursive old pen dated October, 21st, /65 with 403 illustrated pages & 60 etchings. NOTE: Interesting ghost indentation of old script to the front fep, possibly from a note or poem written on a piece of paper laid on top of the fep, quite faint.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Moose (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021876
- Title
- The White Hills Their Legends, Landscape, and Poetry. First (1st) Edition, 4th or Fifth Printing, 1866. Original hardcover. Near Fine
- Author
- Thomas Starr King
- Format/Binding
- No Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Crosby & Ainsworth
- Date Published
- 1866
- Bookseller catalogs
- White Mountains;
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About The Book Moose
The White Mountains of New Hampshire, mostly non-fiction, maps, early guides and view-books, Many maps of The White Mountains, counties, state, etc…, photos, CDV's, stereo views, illustrations, Original Birdseye views, etc. of the White Mountains and New Hampshire in general. We boast the largest collection of material concerning at the White Mountains that is for sale anywhere in the United States.
Glossary
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- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...