Description: The Lady's Album, A Gift for All Seasons. New York: Published by Nafis & Cornish, 1848. Ten plates missing out of twenty-one, 348 pp, 7.25 x 4.5", 12mo. In fair condition. Red leather boards are scuffed at edges & worn/bumped at corners. Head of spine lacking - binding exposed. Gilt lettering, ruling, and deco rubbed & soiled in some places, but overall bright and legible. Front hinge beginning to split at tail. All edges gilt. Gift inscription found on front fly-leaf: To Evelina, from her Brother Joe. Jan 1st, 1848. Front gutter split at blank side of frontispiece - cording exposed. Tissue guards exhibit off-setting from respective plates. Light toning and some instances of age-staining throughout text-block. No known marginalia. Binding is intact. Please see photos. Missing plates are as follows: #5 p 64, "Doomed Bride." #8 p 158, "Love Asleep." #9 p 171, "Hesitation." #10 p 181, "Banks of the Juniata." #12 p 192, "Schoolmistress." #13 p 211, "Anne Page, Slender, and Shallow." #15 p 246, "Grandfather's Hobby." #16 p 251, "Chocorua's Curse." #18 p 291, "The Dull Lecture." and #20 p 322, "Greek Lovers." Stories include famous authors like Wordsworth, Percy Shelley, Coleridge, and Lord Byron. COLI1848ABCB11/23 - HK928
Price: 75 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-11-20T18:34:53.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.13 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Fine Binding
Language: English
Special Attributes: Collector's Edition, Illustrated
Author: Multiple
Publisher: Nafis & Cornish
Topic: Short Stories
Subject: Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
