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AMONG MY BOOKS
by William B. Reed
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York: E.J. Hale & Son, 1871. Hardcover. Good. 270 pages. 4 3/4 x 7 in. Purple cloth binding, gilt lettering on spine, cover boards beveled. Condition of the book is GOOD: Heavy wear and soiling to spine and covers, spine faded, edges of covers faded, damage to top end of spine. Edge of text block lightly soiled, hinges cracked, binding very loose, a heavily read copy. Bookplate of Manlius G. Evans on inside of front cover and signed in ink by another owner in ink on rear of second ffep.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1510
- Title
- AMONG MY BOOKS
- Author
- William B. Reed
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- E.J. Hale & Son
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1871
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Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Andre Strong Bookseller
Biblio member since 2008
Blue Hill, Maine
About Andre Strong Bookseller
Andre Strong Bookseller is located in Blue Hill, on the coast of Maine. We offer 22,000 books for sale online, and work from an office and rare book room, with a warehouse adjacent. We carry a wide selection of fine books on every subject, with specialization in art, architecture, photography, nautical, Maine and fiction. We do not have an open shop - if you'd like to visit, please arrange an appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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