The History of Benton County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc.
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Corona del Mar, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878. First Edition. Half-Leather. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rear Room Right History Green boards with gilt title on front. Gilt title on spine. [14]+19-641p,cep,map,illus,ports. Inner gutter tears at paste-down.1/2" of leather missing at head. Corners frayed. Interior near fine. Clean tight copy with clean boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Samuel Lasenby Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3456
- Title
- The History of Benton County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc.
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Western Historical Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1878
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- IOWA
Terms of Sale
Samuel Lasenby Bookseller
Check or money order.Pay Pal accepted. Actual shipping costs quoted. Shipping via USPS with confirmation. All items refundable if not as described.Seven day period for all returns. CALIFORNIA STATE SALES TAX AT 7.75% REQUIRED ON ALL INNER STATE SALES PER STATE BOARD OF EQUILIZATION.
About the Seller
Samuel Lasenby Bookseller
Biblio member since 2003
Corona del Mar, California
About Samuel Lasenby Bookseller
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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...
- First Edition
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- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Fine
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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.