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Harper's Statistical Gazetteer Of The World: Particularly Describing The United States Of America, Canada, New Brunswick, And Nova Scotia, Illustrated By Seven Maps
by J Calvin Smith
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- acceptable/Unjacketed
- Seller
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Cazenovia, New York, United States
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About This Item
1855 3/4 bound hardcover gazetteer as pictured. Binding is intact. Brown cloth and leather boards are very worn, scuffed and soiled with cardboard visible at edges and corners. Spine with raised bands and gold stamping has a tear at upper edge. Both hinges are cracked and both front and rear free endpapers are missing. Text is age tanned. One of seven maps is missing. Remaining maps have small tears and have been mis-folded in several cases. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s
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- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1689
- Title
- Harper's Statistical Gazetteer Of The World
- Author
- J Calvin Smith
- Format/Binding
- See description
- Book Condition
- Used - acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- Unjacketed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1855
- Pages
- 1952 plus
- Size
- 6.5 x 9.75
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Gazetteers, US History, Maps
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gazetteer; US History;
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Return guarantee with full refund, including shipping costs, for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Biblio member since 2018
Cazenovia, New York
About Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
We are a group of volunteers supporting our local library. All proceeds go to the library. We strive for excellent customer service. Please contact us with any questions. If you are in the area you may also visit our store, Carriage Barn Books, adjacent to the library at 100 Albany Street Cazenovia NY
Glossary
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- Age Tanned
- Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages, when...
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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