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THE ECLECTIC MAGAZINE OF FOREIGN LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART. October 1860 to October 1873
by Bidwell. W.H., editor
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New-York: W. H. Bidwell, 1873. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo., illustrated with steel engraved plates. Tissue guards. Bound in quarter leather and marbled paper. Title in gilt on spine. The plates and tissue guards are foxed, with some transferring to the page opposite. Tips and edges rubbed through, leather worn bare in places, front hinge starting. A Fair copy for reading or rebinding.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27713
- Title
- THE ECLECTIC MAGAZINE OF FOREIGN LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART. October 1860 to October 1873
- Author
- Bidwell. W.H., editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- W. H. Bidwell
- Place of Publication
- New-York
- Date Published
- 1873
- Keywords
- Natale, American, Literature, 19th, century, Victorian,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
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Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
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