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Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: BAL 8801. Probable Second Printing of Volume I, per BAL's points of issue. Volume II has inserted catalog dated February, 1861. In original brown cloth with blindstamped decorations on the boards and gilt lettering on the spine. Inscribed and signed in ink by the author on the second free front endpaper of Volume I. Also signed in pencil by two early owners on the same page. Both volumes are in similar condition. The spines lean somewhat and are worn at the spine ends and the corners. Volume I has a 1/2" triangular chip at the spine head. One leaf (pp. 175-176 has a torn-off piece (mostly blank). The piece is layed in. The hinges and joints are sound. Two of the gatherings in Volume II are loose but the stitching is still in place. The boards are lightly scuffed. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Banjo Booksellers, IOBA, Andover, MA, U.S.A.