Skip to content

Encyclopedia of Biography of New York, A Life Record of Men and Women Whose Sterling Character and Energy and Industry Have Made Them Preëminent in Their Own and Many Other States. [Volume 2 of 3]

Encyclopedia of Biography of New York, A Life Record of Men and Women Whose Sterling Character and Energy and Industry Have Made Them Preëminent in Their Own and Many Other States. [Volume 2 of 3]

Click for full-size.

Encyclopedia of Biography of New York, A Life Record of Men and Women Whose Sterling Character and Energy and Industry Have Made Them Preëminent in Their Own and Many Other States. [Volume 2 of 3]

by Fitch, Charles E

  • Used
  • good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Good
Seller
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
New York, New York, United States
Item Price
$55.00
Or just $49.50 with a
Bibliophiles Club Membership
$4.00 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 7 to 14 days

More Shipping Options

Payment Methods Accepted

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Discover
  • PayPal

About This Item

New York, Chicago, Boston: The American Historical Society, 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 394pp. including index, illus. (some color), frontis., 28cm. 4to. 3/4 crushed red morocco and cloth over boards, gilt stamped spine lettering. Book Condition: spine split along most of the length of the upper cover, with cracking and splitting and chipping to leather in several other places. Binding very sound, interior, including plates bright and umarred for the most part. Good Only. An assortment of plates, the majority of which are portraits of the New York notables featured, the remainder being various family coat-of-arms. Portraits are an assortment of photographic reproductions, woodcuts, and engravings in steel. A roster of artisans responsible for the illustrations include: W.T. Bather, Campbell Bros., E.G. Williams and Bros., Marcus Ulbrichtz, J.C. Buttre, and H.B. Hall's Sons.

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

You’re rating the book as a work, not the seller or the specific copy you purchased!

Details

Bookseller
DuBois Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
004301
Title
Encyclopedia of Biography of New York, A Life Record of Men and Women Whose Sterling Character and Energy and Industry Have Made Them Preëminent in Their Own and Many Other States. [Volume 2 of 3]
Author
Fitch, Charles E
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
The American Historical Society
Place of Publication
New York, Chicago, Boston
Date Published
1916

Terms of Sale

DuBois Rare Books

30 day return for any reason, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery when item is returned in condition it was received in. (We refund media mail costs only). International customers enjoy the same guarantee except they must pay return shipping unless the item was damaged in transit or grossly misdescribed.

About the Seller

DuBois Rare Books

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2009
New York, New York

About DuBois Rare Books

Dealing in fine, rare and odd books since 2009; collecting since forever.

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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....
Chipping
A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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...
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...
Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Remainder
Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...

Frequently asked questions

tracking-