THE ARCHITECTURE OF COUNTRY HOUSES; INCLUDING DESIGNS FOR COTTAGES, FARM HOUSES, AND VILLAS
by Downing, A. J
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, x, 484 pages. In Good minus condition. Bound in dark green cloth with lettering. Boards have bumping to corners, rubbing, age-toning, sunning and partial tear on spine., and shelf wear. Text block has foxing throughout, pencil writing on the first free end paper, and binding is cracking slightly. NOTE: Shelved in ND-B. 1374427. FP New Rockville Stock.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1374427
- Title
- THE ARCHITECTURE OF COUNTRY HOUSES; INCLUDING DESIGNS FOR COTTAGES, FARM HOUSES, AND VILLAS
- Author
- Downing, A. J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1850
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...