First Edition. Small 8vo, publisher s original blue cloth, decorated all over in blind, the upper cover and spine gilt lettered. 260 pp. A very good, bright and fresh copy of this little gem, the cloth still bright and blue with only very minimal wear along the edges and tips, internally very clean and completely free of foxing or spotting, the hinges firm and tight, all near fine. AN UNCOMMONLY FRESH COPY OF THIS FIRST EDITION from one of the earliest American writers to emerge from the state of California. His stories, often infused with local colour from the region, won him world regard. BY SHORE AND SEDGE has been described as an "awfully tall tale, awfully well told.". Seller Inventory # 24186

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Bibliographic Details

Title: BY SHORE AND SEDGE

Publisher: Boston Houghton, Mifflin and Company 1885

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition

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Buddenbrooks has one of the finest selections of fine and rare books in several fields and we invite you to visit us at our new premises in Newburyport, Massachusetts where have an open "brick and mortar" bookshop. We are also available to meet with clients in Boston by appointment only, where we have maintained a presence for over 40 years. We offer a search service for any books, old or new, which you may have been unable to find. Please call for further information, we look forward to hearing from you.

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Buddenbrooks, Inc. ABAA
21 Pleasant Street, On the Courtyard, Newburyport, MA, 01950, U.S.A.

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Courtyard, in Newburyport, MA 01950 USA. All correspondences should be sent to this address to the
attention of Martin Weinkle or Stephen Pepple.

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