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James and Horace Smith. Joint Authors of 'Rejected Addresses', a Family NArrative, Based Upon Hitherto Unpublished Private Diaries, Letters, and Other Documents
by Beavan, Arthur H
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Hurst and Blackette, 1899. First Edition . Half Morocco. Very Good +. Frontispiece, Plates. Xii, 312. Finely Bound In Red Half Morocco, Red Cloth, Five Raised Bands, Gilt Lettering, Brown Morocco Spine Labels, Gilt Tooling In Other Compartments, Tooled Edges On Boards, Top Edge Gilt. Lightly Used, Gilt Brilliant, Minute Losses Of Leather At Corners With Professional Repairs, 1/2" X 3/16" Light Stain On Cloth Of Front Board. Marbled Endpapers, Hinges Tight, Browning At Edges Of Corners Of Endpapers. Contents Fine. Inscribed By The Author To ---- Simpson, Dated In April 1899. Pencil Ownership Signature On Free Endpaper.
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- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025294
- Title
- James and Horace Smith. Joint Authors of 'Rejected Addresses', a Family NArrative, Based Upon Hitherto Unpublished Private Diaries, Letters, and Other Documents
- Author
- Beavan, Arthur H
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece, Plates
- Format/Binding
- Half Morocco
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hurst and Blackette
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature: Nineteenth Century; Antiquarian Books and Leather-Bound Books; Miscellany #16 A Gentleman's Library;
Terms of Sale
Arroyo Seco Books
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
Arroyo Seco Books lists about 26,000 used books in all fields, including physics, art, philosophy, social science, literature, science fiction, etc. We also stock modern and antiquarian prints and other art. Most items are listed in 100 catalogs titled by subject matter, and available on this site. We purchase interesting private libraries. Member of IOBA. Contact: Stephen Clauser, 626-372-3863.
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- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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