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UNCLE SAM AND HIS COUNTRY; OR SKETCHES OF AMERICA IN 1854-55-56 by Pairpont, Alfred J.:
Description
London. 1857.. [4],vii,[9]-346pp. Original gilt cloth. Spine slightly sunned, bookplate. A very good copy. This volume covers mostly travels in the North, but pp.219-80 contain descriptions of Mount Vernon, a Virginia plantation, and a Richmond tobacco factory, with a chapter devoted to Washington, D.C. Includes an excellent description of the Patent Office, with its 30,000 models. The author makes a fair appraisal of American customs and recommends that new immigrants go west to seek employment. CLARK III:483. SABIN 58260.
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.
sunned : The affected portion of the book has been discolored from exposure to the sun.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
Fair : is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, jacket (if any), etc., may also be worn. All defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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