Illustrated Poems
by Sigourney, Mrs. L.H
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Tantallon, Nova Scotia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Allen Brothers, 1869. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Covers are faded, top and bottom of backstrip have small rips in the cloth and one large inch and a half rip along backstrip edge. Gilt page edges. Illustrated with beautiful engravings. Covers have beveled edges. Hinges are cracked..
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Details
- Bookseller
- ABC: Antiques, Books & Collectibles (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006973
- Title
- Illustrated Poems
- Author
- Sigourney, Mrs. L.H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Allen Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1869
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian; Poetry;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
ABC: Antiques, Books & Collectibles
Returns accepted post paid by buyer within 30 days of purchase if book is not as described.
About the Seller
ABC: Antiques, Books & Collectibles
Biblio member since 2005
Tantallon, Nova Scotia
About ABC: Antiques, Books & Collectibles
ABC: Antiques, Books and Collectibles operates a small shop on the \"Lighthouse Route\" at 12717 Peggy\'s Cove Rd., Tantallon, Nova Scotia, Canada. Open seasonally May to October, by chance or appointment at other times. Our book selection is concentrated on Antiquarian and Nova Scotia/Maritime provinces. We also offer a varied selection of antiques and collectibles.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 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,...