An Address delivered at the Celebration by the New York Historical Society, May 20, 1863, of the Two Hundredth Birth Day of Mr. William Bradford, who introduced the Art of Printing into the Middle Colonies of British America...Published with an Introductory Note, in Pursuance of a Resolution of the New York Historical Society, parts omitted in the delivery being now inserted
by Wallace, John William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG-, with 2" split to green cloth binding at base of front gutter, wear spots on red paper boards. Contents VG, including bookpl
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Albany, NY: J. Munsell, 1863. Hardcover. VG-, with 2" split to green cloth binding at base of front gutter, wear spots on red paper boards. Contents VG, including bookplate of Charles H,. Hart and old bookseller's catalogue entry pasted in upper left corner of inside front board. Red paper-covered boards half-bound in cloth, Roxburghe style. Top edge gilt (T.e.g.) . 114 pp. with much additional tipped-in material from contemporary newspapers at the end, column-style. Quite scarce. This copy has a gift inscription from the author to Charles H. Hart pasted into the front of it, as well as Hart's bookplate. Very nice. NOT A POD!
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 177174
- Title
- An Address delivered at the Celebration by the New York Historical Society, May 20, 1863, of the Two Hundredth Birth Day of Mr. William Bradford, who introduced the Art of Printing into the Middle Colonies of British America...Published with an Introductory Note, in Pursuance of a Resolution of the New York Historical Society, parts omitted in the delivery being now inserted
- Author
- Wallace, John William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-, with 2" split to green cloth binding at base of front gutter, wear spots on red paper boards. Contents VG, including bookpl
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. Munsell
- Place of Publication
- Albany, NY
- Date Published
- 1863
- Keywords
- Books and Manuscripts and Printing ; Bradford, William ; ;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books and Manuscripts and Printing;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- VG
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Gutter
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- Cloth
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- Bookplate
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