Life of John Van Lear McMahon
by Mason, John Thomson
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Savage, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Baltimore: John B. Piet, 1880. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Very good in original brick red cloth covered boards with gilt-lettering to spine. Wear to exterior includes rubbing, bumping to spine ends and corners, and minor browning and soiling. Includes frontis. Previous owner's writing to free end pages dated 1893. Minor foxing to first and last few pages and light toning throughout, though text remains clean and bright. 140 pages. Later printing with errata slip. Maryland. MAR5/4252.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Kelmscott Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14031
- Title
- Life of John Van Lear McMahon
- Author
- Mason, John Thomson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John B. Piet
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore
- Date Published
- 1880
Terms of Sale
The Kelmscott Bookshop
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About the Seller
The Kelmscott Bookshop
Biblio member since 2009
Savage, Maryland
About The Kelmscott Bookshop
Our bookshop is open by appointment only in Historic Savage Mill. We specialize in artists' books, private press, William Morris, and general rare and antique books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...