Boys' Useful Pastimes Pleasant and Profitable Amusement for Spare Hours - ASSOCIATION COPY
by Griffith, Robert
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Houlton, Maine, United States
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About This Item
NY: A. L. Burt, 1885 Inscription reads "Presented to Arthur Smith / by Capt. Snare, Hampden, / Then mashed Schooner Susie P. Oliver / Curacao, W. I. / June 4, '87" Snare was the Captain of the Schnooer "Susie P. Oliver", built in Bucksport, Maine and transported salt [to or from] Curacao, West Indies in the late 1800's. 341pp, [5] bound in original illustrated green cloth, with binding and hinges tight, gilt on spine bright, pages age darkened [not brittle], illustrated throughout. Covers show bumped corners and light rubbing.
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- Bookseller
- Monroe Bridge Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005720
- Title
- Boys' Useful Pastimes Pleasant and Profitable Amusement for Spare Hours - ASSOCIATION COPY
- Author
- Griffith, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A. L. Burt
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1885
- Keywords
- Association Copy Children's Illustrated Juvenile Young Adult "Captain Snare" "Capt. Snare" Schnooner "Susie P. Oliver"
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.