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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Wayne Michigan
by H. Belden & Co
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: H. Belden & Co, 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor. Folio. 79 pages. Cloth covered boards with gilt title on the front cover. Atlas is in fair to poor condition. The front cover is detached. Covers are worn with edge tears to the cloth. Front board is bowed. The right front flyleaf removed. Title page toned with a tape repair. Atlas complete (except for right front flyleaf). 12 of the pages are detached from the binding including the two page United States map. Pages 29, 30, 31, 32, 41, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60 have tears and were partially repaired with old tape resulting in stains. Several more pages have edge tears to the paper (not affecting views or maps). Text pages 61-79 are generally in good condition with some toning and faint damp stains. Many of the views of the residences and maps that were not repaired are in fair condition. The two page map of Detroit compiled by Eugene Robinson in 1876 is present and has a tear in the lower gutter. Light toning to the Detroit map (fair condition only).
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18006
- Title
- Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Wayne Michigan
- Author
- H. Belden & Co
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- H. Belden & Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1876
- Keywords
- Michigan
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
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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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- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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