Addresses to Young Men
by Beecher, Henry Ward
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, 1895. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Presumed first, 1895 copyright. Others on Abe are 1896 or later. Silver gilted, multicolor mosaics, winged angel on beige cloth to the front with "Beecher's Addresses" in gilt. Gilt tiles to the spine. All page edges gilt. 259 pp. with 16 pp. of Altemus advertising to the rear. This copy is VG. Covers are modestly soiled, spine modestly sunned, and spine ends modestly crimped. Minimal wear to edges. Neat gift inscription on FFEP, otherwise unmarked, clear, crisp, and firmly bound, with minimal/even toning.Decorative green EPs. Frontispiece photo of Beecher. Quite lovely..
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- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001270
- Title
- Addresses to Young Men
- Author
- Beecher, Henry Ward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Henry Altemus
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1895
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- FFEP
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- VG
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