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The History of Battery E First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery in the War of 1861 and 1865 to Preserve the Union
by George Lewis
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Snow & Farnham, 1892. Hardcover. Good. Snow & Farnham; Providence, 1892. Hardcover. A Good, navy blue cloth binding with gilt number on front board, gilt lettering on spine and blind stamped emblem on rear board, handling/scuffing and some soiling to board buckram, binding shaky, cracked front hinge, age toning to pages, previous owner handwritten ink name and date on prelim, very few pages with pencil markings, crimping to spine edges, rubbing to board and spine edges and joints, small abrasions to board corners, small bookstore sticker verso bottom rear free endpaper, moisture stain top text block edge and partially on top page margins, small rub mark bottom text block corner, bumped bottom board corners, some discoloration and foxing to pastedowns end endpapers, bit musty odor, without Dust Wrapper. Fold-out map in rear present and intact with 1-inchh tear to bottom. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 540pp., indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 111111112323
- Title
- The History of Battery E First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery in the War of 1861 and 1865 to Preserve the Union
- Author
- George Lewis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Snow & Farnham
- Date Published
- 1892
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Lavendier Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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,...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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