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The History of Portland, From 1632 to 1864: With a Notice of Previous Settlements, Colonial Grants, and Changes of Government in Maine
by Willis, William
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Portland: Bailey & Noyes, 1865. Second Edition. Revised and Enlarged. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. xiii, xiv (blank), [1], pages 9-928, [1]. Complete. Illustrated with folding frontispiece view, 3 plate views in text, portrait of the author in text, 3 folding maps, and facsimile signatures. Green cloth hardcover ruled in blind on the covers with gilt title on the spine. Cloth is worn on the spine with light chips head and base of the spine. Corners are bumped and worn. Front hinge slightly cracked. Maps are folded with light toning at the edges. The first map (plan of ancient Falmouth), page 94, has an approx. 2" closed tear. Binding cords are partly visible between some of the pages but the binding is still sturdy with no loose pages. Previous owners inscription written on the right front flyleaf.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25486
- Title
- The History of Portland, From 1632 to 1864: With a Notice of Previous Settlements, Colonial Grants, and Changes of Government in Maine
- Author
- Willis, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition. Revised and Enlarged
- Publisher
- Bailey & Noyes
- Place of Publication
- Portland
- Date Published
- 1865
Terms of Sale
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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,...
- 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...
- Facsimile
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