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The American Dream Book, or the Origin, Interpretation and History of Dreams
by Anon
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Henry F. Anners. Hardcover. Good. 16mo. 93 pages. A small book measuring 5 3/8 inches tall by just over 3 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in original brown publisher's cloth with cover designs embossed in blind and with a central image of a reclining woman dreaming in gilt (on the front cover and in blind on the rear cover). The binding is worn and soiled and has some chipping to the cloth on the front cover near the fore edge. Front cover has been damped, and this is more evident on the front inner pastedown. Spine ends a little chipped. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. The front pastedown also has a piece of an early newspaper clipping pasted to the top edge. Frontis piece illustration of a woman dreaming on a couch with several people or babies or angels in a window above her. The text block is sound, and the text is foxed. No date. Worldcat locates 3 copies and suggests a date between 1839 and 1859. The front matter of the book notes that the "Dictionary of Dreams" at the rear is based on that of Andrew Bell. Scarce.
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- Bookseller
- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 047270
- Title
- The American Dream Book, or the Origin, Interpretation and History of Dreams
- Author
- Anon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henry F. Anners
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1859; American Dream Book; Dreams; Psychology; Mind; Dreaming; Rare; Collectible; Metaphysical; Spirit World; 19th Century.
- Bookseller catalogs
- General Antiquarian & Rare; Psychology;
Terms of Sale
Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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About the Seller
Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2017
Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
Glossary
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- Worldcat
- Worldcat is a collaborative effort produced by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) and supported and used by 72,000 libraries...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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...
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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