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The Beginnings of New England; or, The Puritan Theocracy in Its Relation to Civil and Religious Liberty
by Fiske, John
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1901. Single volume [1901] from a set of Fiske's works. Worn but attractive copy in three quarter dark tan leather over marbled boards, dual spine labels in red and black, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, folding frontis map in color. Covers lightly rubbed with some scuffing and spotting to the spine, leather a little sticky from what appears to be some wax buildup, front hinge lightly internally cracked but secure, firm text block, clean pages with no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029250
- Title
- The Beginnings of New England; or, The Puritan Theocracy in Its Relation to Civil and Religious Liberty
- Author
- Fiske, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1901
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- AMERICAN HISTORY AMERICANA
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History and Biography;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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....
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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,...
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