Album of the World's Gems. Photographs of the Majestic and Imposing in Nature; the Beautiful and Inspiring in Art; the Grandly Scenic, Eventful Historic and Strikingly Descriptive;
by Boyd, James P., editor
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cranston, Rhode Island, United States
Item Price
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Historical Publishing Company. 1893. Hard Cover. Including Impressive Scenes, Heroic Events and Famous Achievements which Mark Human Progress and Distinguish the Nations of the Earth, To Which Is Added Portraits of the World's Most Famous People. Introduced by James P. Boyd, A. M. 464 p., each with a large photograph and 7- to 9-line caption; red cloth covers decorated in black & gold; navy cloth spine; spine faded, binding shaken from a century of appreciative use, covers soiled, ink owner's name; withal good. 'Sunlight Pictures ...From Every Land.' Portraits of Grover Cleveland & his cabinet, the Supreme Court, Harrison & his cabinet, prominent Republicans, prominent Democrats, Generals, Foreign ministers, Bishops, Newspapermen, Authors, Millionaires, Actors & actresses, the Gladstone government; countries from Algiers to the West Indies. OB39.
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- Bookseller
- The Owl at the Bridge (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- OB39
- Title
- Album of the World's Gems. Photographs of the Majestic and Imposing in Nature; the Beautiful and Inspiring in Art; the Grandly Scenic, Eventful Historic and Strikingly Descriptive;
- Author
- Boyd, James P., editor
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Philadelphia: Historical Publishing Company. 1893
- Keywords
- Historical Photos
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
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The Owl at the Bridge
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Cranston, Rhode Island
About The Owl at the Bridge
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.