Abbott's American Watchmaker and Jeweler An Encyclopedia for the Horologist, Jeweler, Gold, and Silversmith (First Edition)
by Abbott, Henry
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Hazlitt & Walker, 1898. FIRST EDITION. Full soiled red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and front cover, decorative endappers. Pages age toned. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. NOT the reprint but the original edition. Overall in GOOD condition.. First Edition. Full Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ziern-Hanon Galleries (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019675
- Title
- Abbott's American Watchmaker and Jeweler An Encyclopedia for the Horologist, Jeweler, Gold, and Silversmith (First Edition)
- Author
- Abbott, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hazlitt & Walker
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...