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Hochelaga; Or, England in the New World by Warburton, Eliot (ed). [George, Batholomew Elliott]
- Bookseller: Webster's Fine Books & Maps, ABAC,ILAB
 (CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 676
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: Wiley & Putnam,
- Place: New York:
- Date published: 1846.
- Pages: 2 vols. in 1. [xiv], 174 pp.; [iv], 198, [6] pp. ads.
Description
New York: : Wiley & Putnam, , 1846. . First U.S. edition. . 8vo, . rebound in brown cloth. First 10 pages soiled and spotted, some scattered foxing throughout, p. 157/158 loss to upper corner, blank before titlepage of part 2 torn away, soiling to titlepage of 2nd part, ads misbound with some lacking, on the whole, not too bad with the second part being considerably cleaner than the first part, generally quite good. The author was a British army officer and brother of the editor.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
rebound : A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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