AMERICAN AUTHORS AND BOOKS, 1640-1940
by Burke, W. J. and Howe, Will D
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair to Good
- Seller
-
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Gramercy Publishing Company (1943) 858 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly soiled. Light foxing to edges of text block. Previous owner's name in pencil on front paste-down. Page 503 has tears to outer margin. DJ has wear and tear to edges w/ chipping along edges. Moderately soiled and rubbed. Tape repair to front foredge; tape ghosts to rear foredge of DJ. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair to Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15451
- Title
- AMERICAN AUTHORS AND BOOKS, 1640-1940
- Author
- Burke, W. J. and Howe, Will D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair to Good
- Publisher
- Gramercy Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Keywords
- JOURNALISM AMERICAN AUTHORS BIOGRAPHY AMERICAN BOOKS LITERATURE REFERENCE BOOKS 1640 1940 FICTION WRITERS AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENERAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference; Journalism;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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....