BOWDOIN COLLEGE -- BRUNSWICK, MAINE | SECOND MEETING OF THE CLASS OF 1844, HOLDEN AT THE TONTINE HOTEL, IN BRUNSWICK, AUGUST 31, 1852
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- first
- Condition
- Good binding
- Seller
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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
1852. Original Sewn Wrappers. Good binding. Octavo. 8 pp. Stitched pamphlet as issued; several creases from folding; some light staining; seemingly contemporary owner name in pencil at the top of the front cover. An unusual piece of New England ephemera with a group of graduates who went on from the time of this publication to quite varied and interesting futures including enlisted men and officers for the Union and the Confederacy in the Civil War, an author of a Civil War memoir, a gold prospector in California during the gold rush, practicing law and medicine here and there.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3954
- Title
- BOWDOIN COLLEGE -- BRUNSWICK, MAINE | SECOND MEETING OF THE CLASS OF 1844, HOLDEN AT THE TONTINE HOTEL, IN BRUNSWICK, AUGUST 31, 1852
- Format/Binding
- Original Sewn Wrappers
- Book Condition
- Used - Good binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1852
- Keywords
- Ephemera Box
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Ephemera;
Terms of Sale
Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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About the Seller
Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
Biblio member since 2011
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
About Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
Booksellers for more than 15 years, offering a general stock with an emphasis in Special Press, Art and Photography, Literature and Americana. We prided in our high level of customer service—if you aren't satisfied with either the book or the service you've received let us know about it so we can make you happy. Additionally, we offer a wide range of bookbinding and book repair services. Check us out atfacebook.com/michaelpyronbookbinder.Given the nuances in book repair and binding, I can offer a close estimate based on images of your book, but will need to have book in hand in order give you a firm estimate. And as always, we buy books!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...