Description: Homes of American Authors; comprising Anecdotical [sic], Personal, and Descriptive Sketches, of various writers Author: Various Authors Title: Homes of American Authors; comprising Anecdotical [sic], Personal, and Descriptive Sketches, of various writers Publication: New-York. D. Appleton & Company. 1857 Description: 8vo, viii, 374; engraved title (dated 1854), 20 engraved plates, 15 woodcut vignettes, of which nine are finely coloured, and 16 facsimiles of authors' manuscripts in contemporary half brown calf, gilt ruled raised bands, full gilt decorations in the panels, black leather label, marbled boards, endpapers and edges, some wear on the top edge of the spine and some slight wear on the board edges, back hinge re-inforced, attractive armorial bookplate. (Bks). cf Sabin 32741 & BAL 1345 for first edition of 1853. The work contains information on the major American authors of the day, including Audubon, Paulding, Bryant, Irving, Bancroft, Dana, Prescott, Sedgwick, Cooper, Everett, Emerson, Longfellow, Hawthorne, Webster, Lowell, &c. Seller ID: 40356 Since 1969 Patrick McGahern Books has been selling early books on Canada and the Arctic, but also have thousands of books on Fishing and Angling, Military History, Literature, Maps and Prints and other Antiquarian Books. Terms All orders ship within two business days. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 250 CAD
Location: Ottawa, ON
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Author: Various Authors
Publisher: New-York. D. Appleton & Company. 1857
