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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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Books 'n Stuff via Alibris /Alibris
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Mershon circa 1900 none stated hard cover Very good Green decorated boards with a few minor rubs in no dustjacket. Book is in very good condition with pages yellowed from age and hinges lightly cracked. This book is very rare from this publisher.
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COVENANT HERITAGE LIBRIS /Abebooks
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[publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston] Hardcover blue cloth, black, gilt decor, pages are stained. B1 2
[Saint John, NB, Canada] [Publication Year: 1881]
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10.02
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ISBN10: 9351289885, ISBN13: 9789351289883, [publisher: Kalpaz Publications] Softcover pp. 252
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2017]
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HAWTHORNE Nathaniel.
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Libreria Oreste Gozzini snc /ZVAB
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Hardcover Boston, James R. Osgood and Company, 1876, in-16, leg. coeva in piena pelle "radicata" (piatto anteriore staccato), decorazioni in oro e doppio tassello in pelle bicolore al dorso, tagli dorati, pp. 243.
[Firenze, FI, Italy]
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Libreria Oreste Gozzini snc /Abebooks
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Hardcover Boston, James R. Osgood and Company, 1876, in-16, leg. coeva in piena pelle "radicata" (piatto anteriore staccato), decorazioni in oro e doppio tassello in pelle bicolore al dorso, tagli dorati, pp. 243.
[Firenze, FI, Italy]
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HAWTHORNE Nathaniel
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, post-Date: 1881. Thirty-third Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Duodecimo, 336 pages, variant decorated cover and spine A rare variant printing of this important but less well-known Hawthorne collection of short stories 1881. Houghton Mifflin [US]
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Hawthorne Nathaniel
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. No published date specified - copyright 1897, inscription shows 1901. Light blue boards, gilt lettering and scroll work on spine, dark green/gilt/yellow/brown art deco illustration of woman and lions on front and back, 264 numbered pages. Boards rubbed along edges, lightly surface rubbed. Previous owner's inscription in ink on ffep, tissue covering frontispiece separated (3/4 inch) at top edge, title page separated (1.5 inch) at bottom edge. Cracked at page 173 but binding tight. A scattering of thumb marks and slight smudges, light foxing on pages 220-221, 227-232, otherwise pages clean. Overall, good plus.. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No DJ. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. [CA]
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[publisher: Houghton Mifflin post-1881, Boston] Hardcover Duodecimo, 336 pages, variant decorated cover and spine A rare variant printing of this important but less well-known Hawthorne collection of short stories
[Chicago, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1881]
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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15.00
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Lindenlea Books /Abebooks
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[publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., New York] Hardcover No published date specified - copyright 1897, inscription shows 1901. Light blue boards, gilt lettering and scroll work on spine, dark green/gilt/yellow/brown art deco illustration of woman and lions on front and back, 264 numbered pages. Boards rubbed along edges, lightly surface rubbed. Previous owner's inscription in ink on ffep, tissue covering frontispiece separated (3/4 inch) at top edge, title page separated (1.5 inch) at bottom edge. Cracked at page 173 but binding tight. A scattering of thumb marks and slight smudges, light foxing on pages 220-221, 227-232, otherwise pages clean. Overall, good plus. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
[Ottawa, ON, Canada]
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16.18
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Media Smart via Alibris /Alibris
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Kalpaz Publications 2017 PAPERBACK New P 252.
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16.67
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Neil Shillington via Alibris /Alibris
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Boston Houghton, Mifflin and Company 1853 Hardcover Good 243 pages.
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16.67
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Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Good. Date: 1853. Hardcover. 243 pages . 1853. Houghton, Mifflin and Company [US]
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16.67
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[publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston] Hardcover 243 pages
[hobe sound, FL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1853]
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HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel
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17.18
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Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA /ZVAB
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[publisher: Henry T. Coates & Co, Philadelphia, PA] Later. Very good plus. Clean text with creased inside panel papers, cloth covers are slightly rubbed on spine, bumped on corners, slight spine lean. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
[Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1950]
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HAWTHORNE Nathaniel
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18.00
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Philadelphia, PA: Henry T. Coates & Co, Date: 1950. Very Good. Later. Very good plus. Clean text with creased inside panel papers, cloth covers are slightly rubbed on spine, bumped on corners, slight spine lean. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. 1950. Henry T. Coates & Co US
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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18.00
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Between the Covers-Rare Books via Alibris /Alibris
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Philadelphia, PA Henry T. Coates & Co 1950 Very Good Later. Very good plus. Clean text with creased inside panel papers, cloth covers are slightly rubbed on spine, bumped on corners, slight spine lean. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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HAWTHORNE Nathaniel
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA /Biblio
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Philadelphia, PA: Henry T. Coates & Co, Date: 1950. Very Good. Later. Very good plus. Clean text with creased inside panel papers, cloth covers are slightly rubbed on spine, bumped on corners, slight spine lean. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. 1950. Henry T. Coates & Co [US]
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[publisher: Henry T. Coates & Co, Philadelphia, PA] Later. Very good plus. Clean text with creased inside panel papers, cloth covers are slightly rubbed on spine, bumped on corners, slight spine lean. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
[Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1950]
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HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel
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19.09
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COLLINS BOOKS /ZVAB
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[publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell] Hardcover 222pp, leather, small octavo. tight binding, clean throughout, leather wraps are a bit scuffed and worn, gilt stamps are clear but backstrip has faded a bit, owner's name, ribbon bookmark, Good+
[Seattle, WA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1902]
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HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL
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19.09
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Vagabond Books, A.B.A.A. /ZVAB
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[publisher: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN] Hardcover BOUND IN HALF RED LEATHER 5 RAISED BANDS DECORATED END PAGES. ALL EDGES MARBLE
[PASADENA, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1881]
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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20.00
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Collins Books via Alibris /Alibris
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Thomas Y. Crowell 1902 2nd edition HARDCOVER Tight binding, clean throughout, leather wraps are a bit scuffed and worn, gilt stamps are clear but backstrip has faded a bit, owner's name, ribbon bookmark, Good+ 222pp, leather, small octavo.
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VAGABOND BOOKS /Biblio
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HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, Date: 1881. Book. Very Good. LEATHER. BOUND IN HALF RED LEATHER 5 RAISED BANDS DECORATED END PAGES. ALL EDGES MARBLE . 1881. HOUGHTON MIFFLIN [US]
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Hawthorne Nathaniel
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20.00
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Bee Creek Books /Biblio
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Philadelphia: David McKay Contents include: The Wayside--Introductory; The Minotaur; The Pygmies; The Dragon's Teeth; Circe's Palace; The Pomegranate Seeds; and The Golden Fleece. 327 pp. Maroon cloth covers with gilt border on front and gilt lettering on spine. Corners bumped and rubbed, edges rubbed. Spine tips are bent and fraying with small tears, and spine is slightly faded from sun exposure. Gilt top page edge. Previous owner's bookplate adhered to front inside cover, and owner's name written on front free endpaper. Front hinge broken, and spine loose throughout interior. Pages clean. Book in Good+ to VG- condition.. Cloth. Good+ to Very Good-. Size: Approx. 5" x 7 1/2". Juvenile. David McKay [US]
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HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL
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20.00
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Vagabond Books, A.B.A.A. /Abebooks
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[publisher: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN] Hardcover BOUND IN HALF RED LEATHER 5 RAISED BANDS DECORATED END PAGES. ALL EDGES MARBLE
[PASADENA, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1881]
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HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel
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20.00
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COLLINS BOOKS /Abebooks
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[publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell] Hardcover 222pp, leather, small octavo. tight binding, clean throughout, leather wraps are a bit scuffed and worn, gilt stamps are clear but backstrip has faded a bit, owner's name, ribbon bookmark, Good+
[Seattle, WA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1902]
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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20.57
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Alibris /Alibris
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Legare Street Press 2022 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 346 p.
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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20.59
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Friends of the Library Bookstore /Abebooks
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[publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Co.] Hardcover Blue boards with gold title box on front cover and stamped Illustrated circle. Spine tight. Pages clean. Bumped cover corners and wear all-around edges. Name on two blank front cover pages and front title page. Small ink mark on the blank back cover page. 336 pp. Not ex-library. Shelf: C-1.
[Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1881]
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform 2016 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 246 p.
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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21.42
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Alibris /Alibris
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Legare Street Press 2021 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 372 p. Intended for a juvenile audience.
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Hawthorne Nathanial
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21.68
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Bytown Bookery /Biblio
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Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good. Date: 1898. Paperback. Stapled wraps in Very Good condition. The pages are tightly bound with sparse notes through the book. Covers are heavily rubbed with cover edgewear. Contents: Contents: The wayside -- The minotaur -- The pygmies -- The dragon's teeth--notes--prouncing vocabulary. Illustrations" Thesus and the Minotaur, Hercules, Anteus and the Pigmies, The Bull Carrying Off Europa. ; Riverside Literature Series; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 112 pages . 1898. Houghton Mifflin Company [CA]
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Hawthorne Nathanial
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22.05
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BYTOWN BOOKERY /Abebooks
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[publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company] Softcover Stapled wraps in Very Good condition. The pages are tightly bound with sparse notes through the book. Covers are heavily rubbed with cover edgewear. Contents: Contents: The wayside -- The minotaur -- The pygmies -- The dragon's teeth--notes--prouncing vocabulary. Illustrations" Thesus and the Minotaur, Hercules, Anteus and the Pigmies, The Bull Carrying Off Europa. ; Riverside Literature Series; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 112 pages
[Vars, ON, Canada] [Publication Year: 1898]
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ISBN10: 1018982450, ISBN13: 9781018982458, [publisher: Legare Street Press 2022-10] Softcover
[Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2022]
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Hawthorne Nathaniel
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24.00
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Seneca Valley Used Books & Paper Collectibles /Biblio
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1881.Thirteenth edition. Houghton, Mifflin.243 pages.16mo. TEG. Book in very good condition with solid brown cloth boards and gold lettering on spine. Some minor open spine end wear. Also minor corner bump. Tiny inked ownership on ffep. Stories included are The Wayside, The Minataur, The Pygmies, The Dragon's Teeth, Circe's Palace, The Pomegranate Seeds, The Glden Fleece. ALTHOUGH THIS BOOK IS RAT ED AS VERY GOOD, SIGNATURES ARE LOOSENED BUT STILL ATTACHED. A VERY NICE BOOK. ; Order number is GA17-116. . [US]
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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24.01
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Alibris /Alibris
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Literary Licensing, LLC 2014 Trade paperback Edwards, George Wharton New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 198 p.
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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24.36
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Lucky's Textbooks /Abebooks
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ISBN10: 1533485143, ISBN13: 9781533485144, [publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform] Softcover
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2016]
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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24.39
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Friends Library Bookstore via Alibris /Alibris
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Boston, MA Houghton, Mifflin and Co. 1881 33rd Edition Hard cover Good. No dust jacket. Bumped cover corners and wear all-around edges. Name on two blank front cover pages and front title page. Small ink mark on blank back cover page. NOT ex-library. 336 p. Includes illustrations. Blue boards with gold title box on front cover and stamped Illustrated circle. Spine tight. Pages clean.
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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27.90
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Lucky's Textbooks /Abebooks
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ISBN10: 1014014158, ISBN13: 9781014014153, [publisher: Legare Street Press] Softcover
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2021]
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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29.16
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Alibris /Alibris
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Legare Street Press 2021 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 276 p.
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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30.00
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Nightingale Books /Abebooks
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Hardcover Boston, DeWolfe, Fiske & Co. n.d.circa 1890The Favorite Library Edition Good in soiled and worn tan pictorial boards. Illustrated with color and B&W plates. Short Stories, Children's, Hawthorne
[stoughton, MA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1890]
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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30.01
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Alibris /Alibris
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Legare Street Press 2022 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 346 p.
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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30.54
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Robinson Street Books, IOBA /ZVAB
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[publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.] Hardcover Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Very good hardcover. Clean pages. Bumped tips. Beginning to fray at head and heel of spine. 24mo. 264 pgs.
[Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1897]
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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30.85
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Chiron Media /AbebooksUK
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ISBN10: 1446077047, ISBN13: 9781446077047, [publisher: Wright Press 2011-07] Softcover
[Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2011]
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Hawthorne Nathaniel
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32.00
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Robinson Street Books, IOBA /Biblio
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Thomas Y. Crowell & Co, Date: 1897. hardcover. very good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Very good hardcover. Clean pages. Bumped tips. Beginning to fray at head and heel of spine. 24mo. 264 pgs. 1897. Thomas Y. Crowell & Co [US]
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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32.00
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Robinson Street Books, IOBA /Abebooks
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[publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.] Hardcover Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Very good hardcover. Clean pages. Bumped tips. Beginning to fray at head and heel of spine. 24mo. 264 pgs.
[Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1897]
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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33.62
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Lucky's Textbooks /Abebooks
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ISBN10: 1013592077, ISBN13: 9781013592072, [publisher: Legare Street Press] Hardcover
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2021]
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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35.00
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Robinson Street Books via Alibris /Alibris
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Thomas Y. Crowell & Co 1897 hardcover Very good Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes Very good hardcover. Clean pages. Bumped tips. Beginning to fray at head and heel of spine. 24mo. 264 pgs.
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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35.26
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Lucky's Textbooks /Abebooks
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ISBN10: 1497978750, ISBN13: 9781497978751, [publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC] Softcover
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2014]
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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36.03
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Lucky's Textbooks /Abebooks
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ISBN10: 1446077047, ISBN13: 9781446077047, [publisher: Wright Press] Softcover
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2011]
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Hawthorne Nathaniel
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40.73
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Revaluation Books /Biblio
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Wright Press, Date: 2011. Paperback. New. 262 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.59 inches. 2011. Wright Press ISBN 1446077047 9781446077047 [GB]
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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41.44
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Revaluation Books /AbebooksUK
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ISBN10: 1446077047, ISBN13: 9781446077047, [publisher: Wright Press] Softcover 262 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.59 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2011]
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ISBN10: 1014014158, ISBN13: 9781014014153, [publisher: Legare Street Press 2021-09] Softcover
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Houghton, Mifflin 1883 Unknown Binding Good 1887, Houghton, Mifflin, Great condition for its age. Hardcover. Inside pages are in nice condition! Some minor cover/edge wear. -Disclaimer: May have a different cover image than stock photos shows, as well as being a different edition/printing, unless otherwise stated. Please contact us if you're looking for one of these specifically. Your order will ship with FREE Delivery Confirmation (Tracking). We are a family business, and your satisfaction is our goal!
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Houghton, Mifflin, Date: 1883-01-01. Unknown Binding. Good. in x in x in. 1887,Houghton, Mifflin, Great condition for its age. Hardcover. Inside pages are in nice condition! Some minor cover/edge wear. 1883. Houghton, Mifflin [US]
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[publisher: Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1853] First Edition First US edition, first issue, of Hawthorne's sequel to The Wonder Book (Boston, 1852), retelling the Greek myths for children. This copy has a loosely inserted envelope addressed to the publisher, penned and initialled by Hawthorne. This edition, preceded only by the UK edition of the same year, has the following issue points: the "Stereotyped at the Boston Stereotype Foundry" mention to the copyright page; the omission of price in the list of Hawthorne's works (later issues having the price of 88 cents); and the publisher's ads dated "August, 1853", in the second state, listing the present title as "just out" (p. 2). Small octavo. Original blue cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, decorationsin blind to boards, pale yellow coated endpapers. Housed in custom blue cloth chemise and matching quarter morocco slipcase, spine lettered in gilt (a hint of wear). Additional engraved title, 6 engraved plates, 8 pp. of publisher's advertisements at front. Gilt morocco bookplate of Katharine de Berkeley Parsons (1897-1993); embossed booksellers stamp of Gray Sprague & Co. to first leaf of ads. Minute wear to corners, faint soiling, the binding otherwise sound and bright, occasional spotting to contents, else internally fresh; a very good, attractive copy indeed.
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1853]
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Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields,, Date: 1853. First US edition, first issue, of Hawthorne's sequel to The Wonder Book (Boston, 1852), retelling the Greek myths for children. This copy has a loosely inserted envelope addressed to the publisher, penned and initialled by Hawthorne. This edition, preceded only by the UK edition of the same year, has the following issue points: the "Stereotyped at the Boston Stereotype Foundry" mention to the copyright page; the omission of price in the list of Hawthorne's works (later issues having the price of 88 cents); and the publisher's ads dated "August, 1853", in the second state, listing the present title as "just out" (p. 2). Small octavo. Original blue cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, decorationsin blind to boards, pale yellow coated endpapers. Housed in custom blue cloth chemise and matching quarter morocco slipcase, spine lettered in gilt (a hint of wear). Additional engraved title, 6 engraved plates, 8 pp. of publisher's advertisements at front. Gilt morocco bookplate of Katharine de Berkeley Parsons (1897-1993); embossed booksellers stamp of Gray Sprague & Co. to first leaf of ads. Minute wear to corners, faint soiling, the binding otherwise sound and bright, occasional spotting to contents, else internally fresh; a very good, attractive copy indeed. 1853. [GB]
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[publisher: Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1853] First Edition First US edition, first issue, of Hawthorne's sequel to The Wonder Book (Boston, 1852), retelling the Greek myths for children. This copy has a loosely inserted envelope addressed to the publisher, penned and initialled by Hawthorne. This edition, preceded only by the UK edition of the same year, has the following issue points: the "Stereotyped at the Boston Stereotype Foundry" mention to the copyright page; the omission of price in the list of Hawthorne's works (later issues having the price of 88 cents); and the publisher's ads dated "August, 1853", in the second state, listing the present title as "just out" (p. 2). Small octavo. Original blue cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, decorationsin blind to boards, pale yellow coated endpapers. Housed in custom blue cloth chemise and matching quarter morocco slipcase, spine lettered in gilt (a hint of wear). Additional engraved title, 6 engraved plates, 8 pp. of publisher's advertisements at front. Gilt morocco bookplate of Katharine de Berkeley Parsons (1897-1993); embossed booksellers stamp of Gray Sprague & Co. to first leaf of ads. Minute wear to corners, faint soiling, the binding otherwise sound and bright, occasional spotting to contents, else internally fresh; a very good, attractive copy indeed.
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1853]
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