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ADDENDA TO THE BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA, A CATALOGUE OF AMERICAN PUBLICATIONS (REPRINTS AND ORIGINAL WORKS,) FROM MAY, 1855, TO MARCH, 1858.
by Roorbach, Orville A
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Note: Stain on back board, see other notes/n/a
- Seller
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, United States
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Roorbach, Orville A. ADDENDA TO THE BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA, A CATALOGUE OF AMERICAN PUBLICATIONS (REPRINTS AND ORIGINAL WORKS,) FROM MAY, 1855, TO MARCH, 1858. New York, NY: Wiley & Halsted, 1858. 8vo. cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine. viii, 256, 8 pages. A list of works published in the U.S., including price and publisher. Arranged alphabetically. Lists of abbreviations and publishers. List of other works by the publisher. Ex-library. Title page stained. Tanning. Boards scuffed, especially at edges, spine torn with loss at head and heel. Staining on back board, foxing throughout but light. Has bookplate of Princeton University and mr. Alexander Rowland and also Malcolm Stearns, Jr.
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- Calix Books
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- biblio125
- Title
- ADDENDA TO THE BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA, A CATALOGUE OF AMERICAN PUBLICATIONS (REPRINTS AND ORIGINAL WORKS,) FROM MAY, 1855, TO MARCH, 1858.
- Author
- Roorbach, Orville A
- Format/Binding
- 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Note: Stain on back board, see other notes
- Jacket Condition
- n/a
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Hard to find bibliography of early Americana
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Wiley & Halsted
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1858
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Americana, ephemera, early american prints,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books about Books;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Calix Books
Biblio member since 2012
Swampscott, Massachusetts
About Calix Books
Calix Books is an on-line bookstore offering a wide range of books and ephemera. We do have specialty areas, for example, early Americana as well as rare religious works dating back to the 13th century, including a selection of Books of Hours.
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