Condition

Very Good antique condition overall. Attractive original burgundy cloth hardcover with bright gilt lettering to front board and spine. Binding remains solid and straight with light rubbing and minor wear at corners and spine ends consistent with age.

Interior pages are generally clean with mild age toning, scattered foxing, and deckle-edged pages. Includes period illustrations throughout.

No dust jacket. An especially attractive early 20th-century literary volume with excellent shelf presentation.

The book will be securely poly bagged and shipped in a sturdy box. Handled and packed by a collector for collectors. Stored in a smoke-free environment. Fast shipping with tracking and careful packaging guaranteed.

Description

Antique 1914 hardcover edition of In The Old Paths: Memories of Literary Pilgrimages by Arthur Grant, published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

This early 20th-century literary travel and memoir work features period illustrations, deckle-edged pages, and an attractive original burgundy cloth binding with bright gilt lettering to both the front board and spine. The decorative presentation gives the volume strong antique shelf appeal for collectors and decorators alike.

The interior remains clean and highly presentable for its age with mild age toning and light scattered foxing typical of books from this period. Binding appears solid and straight with only light edge wear and minor rubbing at the spine ends.

An appealing antiquarian literary volume ideal for collectors of vintage travel literature, literary history, Edwardian-era books, decorative antique bindings, and early Houghton Mifflin publications.

Please review all photographs carefully for overall condition and detail.

Seller Notes

Illustrated throughout

Deckle-edged pages

Original gilt-decorated cloth binding

Strong spine presentation

1914 Houghton Mifflin edition

No dust jacket

Antique/vintage item sold as photographed

Keywords

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