David Swing, Poet-Preacher
by Newton, Joseph Fort
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cotuit, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Unity Pub. Co. , Abraham Lincoln Centre. Good. 1909. Hardcover. PRESENTATION copy : To the lost tribes of the Swing family, residing in Washinton, DC with the regards of the Swings in Oberlin, Ohio. From Albert Temple Swing, Christmas, 1903." ALS from A.T. Swing, May 25, 1909. Extra goodies laid in, incl. printed memorial to ATS 1849-1925. Soiled, foxed, worn, bumped. Spine has horizontal split at bottom, cracked but holding.; 273 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Isaiah Thomas Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0210A979755
- Title
- David Swing, Poet-Preacher
- Author
- Newton, Joseph Fort
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Unity Pub. Co. , Abraham Lincoln Centre
- Date Published
- 1909
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Isaiah Thomas Books
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Cotuit, Massachusetts
About Isaiah Thomas Books
Member: Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Antiquarian Booksellers. "One of the finest in N.E. (&) the premier used book shop on Cape Cod" - Used Book Lovers Guide. We have about 70,000 booksv Located half way between Falmouth and Hyannis, we are named in honor of the famous colonial era printer and philantrophist, founder (1812) of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, where we in 1969. There we were stewards and renewers of a decorative Queen Anne Victorian. On Cape Cod since 1969, we take care of the newest (1860) Crocker family home in Barnstable's village of Cotuit: a tall peaked Italianate now painted pink and four other colors. The owner's training has included work in four libraries and apprenticeship with the Irving Ephraim (1908) - 1989) who began his own career during the depression. Assistants have always known the meaning of "book person." Remembering with fondness Mr. E. and the enormous influence of our home town librarians, we try to continue their tradition of service. Open Tues. - Sat. 10 - 5, Sun. 12 - 5. Open Monday in the summer.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....