The Journal of Latrobe: Being the Notes and Sketches of an Architect, Naturalist and Traveler in the United States from 1796 to 1820
by Latrobe, Benjamin Henry & J.H.B. Latrobe
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company. Used - Very Good. 1905. Hardcover. Decorated cloth. Tall octavo. xlii & 269 pp. Top edge gilt. Mild shelf wear and smudging to boards otherwise protected by acetate cover. Bookplate to front pastedown, stamp to ffep. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. Very Good. (Subject: Architecture & Urban Design).
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- Bookseller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C55327
- Title
- The Journal of Latrobe: Being the Notes and Sketches of an Architect, Naturalist and Traveler in the United States from 1796 to 1820
- Author
- Latrobe, Benjamin Henry & J.H.B. Latrobe
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: D. Appleton and Company
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Glossary
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...