C. 1869 The Humming Bird Gift Book Ida Maitland Leavitt & Allen Illustrated
Published by Leavitt and Allen
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
AbeBooks seller since November 21, 2006
Condition: Used - Fair
US$Â 150.00
Quantity:Â 1 available
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The Humming Bird, A Christmas and New-Year's Gift. Edited by Ida Maitland. New York: Leavitt and Allen, n.d., C. 1869. Complete plates including frontispiece & vignette title page. 254 p. Original navy blind stamped leather binding measures 6.5 x 4.25", 12mo. In fair condition. Boards normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of spine chipped; hinges creased; spine rubbed. Edges of text-block gilt. Gift inscription, in pencil, found on front end-page. Pink/purple crayon marginalia on front end-page. Front gutter split at head of frontispiece & vignette title page. Toning and age-staining through text-block, mostly around plates. Off-setting on tissue guards. Binding intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Reissue of The Forget-Me-Not for 1852, by Ida Maitland. New York: Cornish, Lamport & Co. with omission of pages 255-262 and a change of plates. Navy leather covers are blind stamped and decorated in gilt, with oval medallions on front and rear boards. COLI1869ADFB - 12/25 - HK3056.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- C. 1869 The Humming Bird Gift Book Ida Maitland Leavitt & Allen Illustrated
- Author
- Ida Maitland (Editor)
- Publisher
- Leavitt and Allen
- Condition
- Fair
- Binding
- Hardcover
ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since November 21, 2006
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Robin Rare Books is the RARE BOOKS DIVISION of the Midtown Scholar Bookstore. Established in 2001, we are the LARGEST ACADEMIC USED BOOKSTORE between New York and Chicago, with more than TWO MILLION second-hand and out-of-print SCHOLARLY BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS. Our Harrisburg shop has been named the region's Best Independent Bookstore.
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The Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Inc. (Rare Books Division)
3401 North Sixth Street
Harrisburg, PA U.S.A. 17110
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Chosen as Publishers Weekly's 2023 Bookstore of the Year! Robin Rare Books is the RARE BOOKS DIVISION of the Midtown Scholar Bookstore. Established in 2001, we are the LARGEST ACADEMIC USED BOOKSTORE between New York and Chicago, with more than TWO MILLION second-hand and out-of-print SCHOLARLY BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS. Our Harrisburg shop has been named the region's Best Independent Bookstore. ... A buyer is eligible to receive a full refund if a book is not in the condition described.
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