An Historical Account of the Circumnavigation of the Globe, and of The Progress of Discovery in the Pacific Ocean, From the Voyage of Magellan to the Death of Cook: The Family Library No. 82
by [Harper & Brothers, Publishers]
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1837. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. [1], xvi, 17-366 pages, 12 page publisher catalog, [1]. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt title on the spine. Illustrated. Index included. Light to moderate toning and scattered foxing to the text. Some light chips to the cloth on the front joint and spine. Cloth starting to split on the upper front joint. Former institutional copy with a book label from "Athens (Georgia) Mechanics' Mutual Aid Association" on the front paste down.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23967
- Title
- An Historical Account of the Circumnavigation of the Globe, and of The Progress of Discovery in the Pacific Ocean, From the Voyage of Magellan to the Death of Cook
- Author
- [Harper & Brothers, Publishers]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1837
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
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Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...