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An INDEX to PERIODICAL LITERATURE by Wm. Fred. Poole, A.M. librarian of the Boston Mercantile Library Association
by Poole, Wm. Fred. A.M. 07a
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
- FAIR book. 1st, 10"x6", 521,(errata)pp.
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About This Item
NY, London: Charles B. Norton. FAIR book. 1st, 10"x6", 521,(errata)pp.. 1853. 1st. Hardcover. FAIR book, MISSING backstrip top & bottom. VG text block. Top edges of most leaves after p150 unopened. . Brown cloth boards, edge ruled & central floral design in blind. Front cover with gilt vignette of liberty cap holding scales of justice. Spine lettered in gilt. Spine MISSING upper & lower 1/5th of backstrip. Weak upper hinge. Prelim front margin faintly damp stained. Otherwise nice text block; tightly bound, no loose pages, aging, soiling, foxing, etc. Poole was an important figure in 19th C library science. In 1848, while still a student, he compiled his first index of 154 pages. In 1882 the 3rd, @ 1469pages. "WEBurton" neatly inked inside cover. Below that, in pencil: "A Oakley Hall, who purchased at sale of W Burton Oct 1860". Burton was an NYC actor and author. He also published "Gentleman's Magazine" from 1837-40, with Edgar Allan Poe as editor. Burton's signature is a match with Wikipedia samples. Also his death date of Feb 1860 is consistent with Hall's Oct 1860 purchase. Hall, 1826-1898, was a lawyer, politician & writer. He was NYC DA from 1853-59 & 1861-69, Then mayor from 1869 to 1872. Wilipedia has Hall as one of the worst mayors the country has ever had. .
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- Quiet Friends
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004307
- Title
- An INDEX to PERIODICAL LITERATURE by Wm. Fred. Poole, A.M. librarian of the Boston Mercantile Library Association
- Author
- Poole, Wm. Fred. A.M. 07a
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - FAIR book. 1st, 10"x6", 521,(errata)pp.
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Charles B. Norton
- Place of Publication
- NY, London
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
- FAIR book, MISSING backstrip top & bottom. VG text block. Top edges of, most leaves after p150 unopened., a oakey hall, nyc, new york city, william E. burton
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- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- VG
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- Unopened
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- Cloth
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- Fair
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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....
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