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The Field Book of Manures or the American Muck Book
by D. J. Browne
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: A. O. Moore, 1858. In brown cloth covers with leather spine on which are four raised bands and bright gilt lettering. Marbled page edges. Square, tight, and intact binding. Clean and unmarked text pages. Bookplate of Illinois School District Library on front pastedown. Foxing on endpapers. Bumping and scuffing of ends and edges of spine. Bumping of corners. Moderate shelf wear. Photos upon request.. Half-Leather. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaker House Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003807
- Title
- The Field Book of Manures or the American Muck Book
- Author
- D. J. Browne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- A. O. Moore
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1858
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Agriculture
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
Terms of Sale
Quaker House Books
Items must be returned within ten days of sale for a full refund if not satisfied.
About the Seller
Quaker House Books
Biblio member since 2006
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
About Quaker House Books
My book holdings are eclectic in nature.
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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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.
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