The Writings in Prose and Verse of Eugene Field (in 12 Complete Volumes)
by Field, Eugene
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Steelton, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. This handsome 12-volume set of the works of Eugene Field ranges in condition from Very Good to Fine. (Click on photo.) The books are bound in a handsome, deep green satiny cloth, with a gilt border and gilt vignette on the front panel, as well as gilt spine lettering and top-edge gilt. The books are clean and tightly bound, with rough-cut pages. There are no marks of insciptions from former owners. Seven of the 12 volumes are in Fine, sparkling condition, inside and out. Three of the remaining, Volumes I, VII, and XI, show some wear, including some fading of the spine lettering. A fourth, Volume VI, would be Fine except for a rubbed area at the top of the spine cloth. A fifth, Volume XII, has water staining to the pages, which does not affect readability and the exterior covers are fine. Each volume includes a lovely frontis engraving with tissue guard. (Three tissue guards have become unattached but are still present.) Titles are as follows: Volume I: A Little Book of Western Verse; Volumel II: A Little Book of Profitable Tales; Volume III: Second Book of Verse; Volume IV: Poems of Childhood; Volume V: The Holy Cross and Other Tales; Volume VI: Echoes from the Sabine Farm; Volume VII: The Love Affair of a Bibliomaniac; Volume VIII: The House: An Episode in the Lives of Reuben Baker, Astronomer and of His Wife Alice; Volume IX: Songs and Other Verse; Volume X: Second Book of Tales; and Volumes. XI and XII: Sharps and Flats. Each volume measures 5 3/16 by 7 5/8 inches with variable page lengths, depending upon the volume. The packaging weight is in the 14-pound range. The domestic Media Mail shipping cost will be $12.00 (and that will include insurance). After placing your initial order, expect to receive a shipping adjustment email to which you will need to respond so that the set can be processed and promptly shipped to you. International buyers should email me in advance for shipping costs. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Grimalkin Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000738
- Title
- The Writings in Prose and Verse of Eugene Field (in 12 Complete Volumes)
- Author
- Field, Eugene
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- American Poetry, Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Literature; Poetry;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Grimalkin Books
Grimalkin Books is located in Steelton, Pennsylvania, the first town south of Harrisburg. We specialize in older, unusual books and sets, often literary, artistic, or historical. "Grimalkin" is old English for an old gray cat, mainly because the owner, Bob Amsel, is a cat lover. All books subject to prior sale. Payment must be received within 10 days of the order or item will be returned to stock. We accept money orders, bank checks, personal checks (allow time to clear), PayPal or MasterCard/Visa through Biblio's credit card processing service. International orders must be paid in US dollars and can be paid via PayPal, credit card (through ABE), or International Postal Money Order. Your purchase will be carefully packaged to protect it during shipping. Books may not be returned just because the buyer has changed his mind. Only books with actual defects that were not mentioned by the seller in the listing may be returned. Please insure returns for their full value.
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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....
- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Vignette
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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