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Editore: The Western News Company, Chicago, IL U.S. A., 1869
Da: Bookworks, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket as Issued. First Edition, 1869, German and English text. Tightly bound in purple embossed cloth with gold titles and designs. Cover shows edge wear, spine fading, tiny ink dot on fore edge and light soiling overall, remains Very Good. Previous owner's name stamp on front endpaper, otherwise contents are not marked. The pages show some light soiling and surface hinge splits, however the binding remains solid. Chicago Ante-Fire Imprints, Inventory #1583.
Editore: THE WESTERN NEWS COMPANY, CHICAGO, IL, 1869
Da: Aah Rare Chicago, Glenview, IL, U.S.A.
Libro
Hardcover. Condizione: GOOD CONDITION. First Edition. 127 + (2) PAGES. RED STAMPED CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH FADED GOLD STAMPED TITLE ON THE SPINE. SOME WEAR OF THE SPINE ENDS, DAMP OR FADED WATER STAIN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST FEW PAGES.OTHERWISE. A TIGHT, CLEAN COPY. A PRESENTATION COPY THAT IS SIGNED ON THE FIRST FREE END PAGE BY THE TRANSLATOR AND DATED APRIL 7, 1871. A VERY INTERESTING FEATURE OF THIS BOOK IS THE UN-NUMBERED VERSO PAGES ARE PRINTED IN GERMAN SCRIPT TO COINCIDE WITH THE ENGLISH VERSION OF THE POEM ON THE RECTO SIDE PAGES. THIS BOOK IS LISTED IN THE 1938 AMERICAN IMPRINTS INVENTORY OF CHICAGO ANTE-FIRE IMPRINTS AS #1583. THREE SITES ARE LOCATED, ONE OF WHICH IS THE DICKE COLLECTION AND THAT IS THIS COPY. THE IMMIGRANT GERMAN POPULATION IN CHICAGO AT THE TIME WAS VERY LARGE AND THIS BOOK THEREFORE WOULD APPEAL TO THEM NOT ONLY FOR THE POETRY OF A COUNTRYMAN BUT AS A LEARNING TOOL TO ACQUIRE THE ENGLISH VOCABULARY AND LANGUAGE. Size: 5" x 7 1/2". PRESENTATION COPY.