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Lectures to Young Men
by William G. Eliot
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Crosby, Nichols and Company, 1855. Fifth Edtion. Previous owner's name was Jacob L. Glace who was an infantryman of the 67th regiment, Pennsylvania, during the Civil War. In green cloth covers with stamped border lines and design on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Square and intact binding. No writing on text pages. Previous owner's name on front endpapers and top of title page. Bumping of ends of spine and corners. Fading to covers. Moderate to heavy shelf wear to covers. Random foxing to pages but all are legible. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaker House Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004208
- Title
- Lectures to Young Men
- Author
- William G. Eliot
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- Crosby, Nichols and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1855
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Inspirational
- Bookseller catalogs
- Inspirational;
Terms of Sale
Quaker House Books
Items must be returned within ten days of sale for a full refund if not satisfied.
About the Seller
Quaker House Books
Biblio member since 2006
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
About Quaker House Books
My book holdings are eclectic in nature.
Glossary
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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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