Lotus-Eating: A Summer Book
by Curtis, George William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket; Boards worn and touched up with dark brown paint or stain on spine, front hinge cracked, pages toned
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harper and Brothers. Fair with no dust jacket; Boards worn and touched up with dark brown paint . or stain on spine, front hinge cracked, pages toned and waterstained at . top margins.. 1877. Later Edition. Hardcover. Original dark brown blindstamped cloth binding. Many engraved vignettes. A collection of essays about travel to all the fashionable Northeastern hot spots, including Saratoga, Niagara Falls, Newport, and Lake George. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 206 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40180
- Title
- Lotus-Eating: A Summer Book
- Author
- Curtis, George William
- Illustrator
- Kensett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket; Boards worn and touched up with dark brown paint or stain on spine, front hinge cracked, pages toned
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1877
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 19th Century Travel, Newport, Rhode Island, Saratoga Springs, New York, CATSKILLS, Lake George, Niagara Falls, Trenton, New Jersey
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Adventure; New York State;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
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Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
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About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Fair
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- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...