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Life of Harman Blennerhassett. Comprising an Authentic Narrative of the Burr Expedition: And Containing Many Additional Facts Not Heretofore Published
by Safford, William H
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Cincinnati: Morre, Anderson, Wilstach & Keys, 1853. Second Edition. Cloth (hard cover), decorative blind stamping to both boards and spine, gilt title, (5.5 x 7.75 inches). 239 pages with Appendix and publisher's adverts. Period owner's bookplate of George L. Hotchkiss, Revenna, Ohio on front paste-down, some scattered light foxing throughout, remains a tight copy showing minimal wear. Howes S13 Size: Octavo. Cloth. Very Good.
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- Title
- Life of Harman Blennerhassett. Comprising an Authentic Narrative of the Burr Expedition: And Containing Many Additional Facts Not Heretofore Published
- Author
- Safford, William H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Morre, Anderson, Wilstach & Keys
- Place of Publication
- Cincinnati
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
- AMERICANA; TRAVEL; BURR
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Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...