FIRST EDITION Oldport Days, by Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1873)


Item Number: 290

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $100

Online Close: Mar 29, 2022 2:00 PM EDT

Bid History: 5 bids - Item Sold!




Description

Oldport Days, by Thomas Wentworth Higginson. James R. Osgood and Company, 1873. 268 pp. "With ten heliotype illustrations from views taken in Newport, R. I., expressly for this work." FIRST EDITION. This is Higginson's memoir and tribute to Newport, Rhode Island. It's one of his most popular and readable books and is said to be quite enjoyable. Brown beveled cloth cover with gilt decoration and spine lettering. Pages are clean. Former owner name is written on one opening flyleaf. Binding has moderate wear to the heel of the spine, and the front cover contains some slight dark stains; otherwise, it's nice and clean.

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Ron Hoag