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AMERICAN SCENERY; OR, LAND, LAKE, AND RIVER [Two Volumes]
by Willis, N.P.; Bartlett, W.H. [illustrator]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: George Virtue, 1840. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, two volumes. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in red leather with gilt lettering and decoration on paneled spine, with gilt ruling on covers. Edges of text block dyed speckled red. Mild shelf wear. Rubbing and scuffing to front and rear covers and spines. Small cracking to spine hinges on both volumes. Marbled pastedowns and endpapers. Age toning and scattered foxing throughout text blocks. Features 118 illustrated plates, with 66 in Volume I and 52 in Volume II. Shelved in Case 1. 1372719. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1372719
- Title
- AMERICAN SCENERY; OR, LAND, LAKE, AND RIVER [Two Volumes]
- Author
- Willis, N.P.; Bartlett, W.H. [illustrator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Virtue
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1840
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- 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....
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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....
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