The Prose Writers of America: A Collection of Eloquent and Interesting Extracts From the Writings of American Authors

Geo. B. Cheever

Published by Leavitt & Allen, New York, 1855

About this Item

See photos for condition details. Hardcover, faded purple cloth boards blind stamped with gilt to spine. Exterior shows bumps and wear along edges and corners and spine is heavily sunned with edge chips. Small paper label present near bottom of spine. Internal binding is good with only minor hinge pulling. Text pages are tight. The backside of frontispiece shows evidence of a name stamp in green and original owner's name is penciled at the top of the title page. No other markings found other than some smudge marks and stains. Pages are toned due to age and scattered foxing is present. The pages that contain the illustrations are quite brown in the illustration on page 444 has a two inch tear at the top near the hinge area. Good reading copy.

Seller Inventory # 2210137

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Prose Writers of America: A Collection of Eloquent and Interesting Extracts From the Writings of American Authors
• Publisher: Leavitt & Allen, New York
• Publication Date: 1855
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • 19th Century
  • Literature and the Classics
  • Poetry and Verse