From the Books of Laurence Hutton 1892 by Laurence Hutton |
Item #: BOC2180 Our price: $16.50 |
 
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Publisher: New York: Harper and Brothers, 1892 First Edition 182 pages - approx. size 6" x 3.75" From the Preface: "From the books of my own library, comfortably rich in the literature of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, I have gathered these oddities and curiosities of Books." Chapters cover Bookplates; Grangerism and Grangerites; Portraits of Mary Queen of Scots; Portrait Inscriptions; Poetical Dedications; and Poetical Inscriptions. From Wikipedia: Laurence Hutton (1843-1904) was an American essayist and critic, born in New York City and educated privately there. He was an inveterate traveler and for about 20 years spent his summers abroad. From about 1870 he contributed continually to periodicals. from 1886 to 1898 he was the literary editor of Harper's Magazine. Green gilt decorated cloth, tissue frontis, very good attractive condition with only slightly bumped corners and spine ends. A wonderful book gift for the collector or to add to your own library. Very clean interior and tight. Very good condition, looks unread. Please see and enlarge photos and email with any questions prior to purchase. Thanks |
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