Description: The Hyacinth: or Affection's Gift. A Christmas, New Year, and Birth-Day Present, for 1852. Philadelphia: Henry F. Anner, copyright 1851, 216 pp, 6.25 x 4", 18mo. In fair condition. Light brown cloth boards are scuffed at edges & worn/bumped at corners. Gilt lettering and deco dulled, but still legible. Head and tail of spine collapsed. All edges gilt. Gift inscription found on front end-page. Frontispiece's tissue guard is detached from binding. Toning and instances of age-staining throughout text-block. No known marginalia. Foxing & off-setting exhibited to plates & their tissue guards. Binding intact, but fragile at front hinge. Pleases see photos. Meant for children, it is a vessel of instruction and amusement. The stories are usually high-minded and convey a moral lesson, but there are no highs or lows and they are a perfect fit within he series. Features the poems of James Nack. Bound beautifully in red cloth with gilt-stamped hyacinths and embossed borders. A complete edition. COLI1852ABCB11/23 - HK952
Price: 75 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-11-27T17:32:37.000Z
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Language: English
Subject: History
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