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The Boston Almanac For the Year 1856
by Damrell & Moore and George Coolidge
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: John P. Jewett, 1855. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 16mo. Approx. 5.5" x 3.25". [8] pages of advertisements precede the title page. 240 pages. Brown cloth stamped covers with gilt stamped title on the front. Special maroon paper with gold stamped advertisements located on the front paste down, one leave prior to the title page, one leave after page 240, and on the rear paste down. Rest of the advertisements are printed on yellow paper. Folded map, approx. 10" x 11", is present with light edge wear to the paper. Front hinge cracked and the cover is slightly loose. Exposed binding cords in front. Contents include 12 pages of hand written manuscript in the monthly memoranda section. Light shelf wear and fading to the cloth binding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29295
- Title
- The Boston Almanac For the Year 1856
- Author
- Damrell & Moore and George Coolidge
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John P. Jewett
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- Almanac
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
Biblio member since 2009
Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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,...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
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