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The Americans, in Their Moral, Social, and Political Relations
by Francis Grund
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Marsh, Capen, Boston, 1837. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. GRUND, FRANCIS J. The Americans, in Their Moral, Social, and Political Relations, Boston: Marsh, Capen and Lyon, 1837. 12mo, first American edition, pp. 423, contemporary three-quarter black calf over mottled boards, gilt lettering and rules, library sticker on spine. Howes G449, Sabin 29002. A German lives among Americans, finds much to admire. Condition of this book: Boards worn at extremities. Ex-Maryland State Library with that library's markings. Leaves clean and tight, with scattered foxing. This is the first USA edition. Size: 12mo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; United States; 19th century; Travel & Places. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51975. .
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- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51975
- Title
- The Americans, in Their Moral, Social, and Political Relations
- Author
- Francis Grund
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Marsh, Capen
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1837
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Antiquarian & Rare; United States; 19th century; Travel & Places. Francis Grund The Americans, in Their Moral, Social, and Political Relations
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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