The American Gentleman
by Butler, Charles
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Hogan & Thompson, 1851. Hardcover. Good. 288 p., engraved frontispiece and added engraved title page; 14 cm. Contemporary red-brown cloth with criss-cross grain, double ruled borders, and blind-stamped center medallion reading "J. B. S. & Co." All page edges gilt. The frontispiece is an engraving of a country wedding, signed: "Miss L. Sharp del. J. I. Pease sculp." The added engraved title page has a title vignette of George Washington. Former owner's inscription on half title page: "W. S. Walters Washington City D.C." Circular stamp on half title and title pages and frontispiece verso: Wash. & Lynch R. P. O. Stamp of the Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, Va., on front fixed endpaper and title page, the former also stamped "Discarded." A guide to behavior for American men from the first half of the 19th century. In Good Condition: lacking cloth over spine; front board detached but present; lacking free endpapers; old dampstain at lower edge of frontispiece and added engraved title page; a few pencil marks in margins; otherwise, clean and solid.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008002
- Title
- The American Gentleman
- Author
- Butler, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hogan & Thompson
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1851
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion & Philosophy;
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...