first edition Paperback
1906 · Hartford, Ct
by Bates, Albert C.
Hartford, Ct: privately published, 1906. First Edition. Paperback. Poor. Ex-library with usual marks. Front cover and first few pages detached from binding. Covers show shelf wear and significantly tanned near spine. Spine is mostly disintegrated, though most pages are still held together. Occasional minor foxing, few spots of soiling throughout, though for the most part text is clear except for some age toning. SIGNED and inscribed by author.. Stiff greenish paper wraps. 48 + plates pp. 43 bw plates. Richard Brunton was an engraver of bookplates and metalwork. This privately published volume is quite uncommon.
(Inventory #: 7166)