Little Journeys; to the Homes of American Statesmen
by Hubbard, Elbert
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- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1911. Octavo. A fine bright copy of the Miriam Edition, portrait frontispiece of George Washington, decorative title page, portrait engravings of the other statement at the beginning of each chapter, 159pp., printed on Roycrofters' watermarked paper, bound in gray paper covered boards lettered and decorated in gilt, backed in white cloth with gray paper label gilt, top edge gilt, all others uncut. A superb copy.
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On Feb 20 2017, a reader said:
Great books. I have a set of 5, 1916 ed. worth the price
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019597
- Title
- Little Journeys; to the Homes of American Statesmen
- Author
- Hubbard, Elbert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Roycrofters
- Place of Publication
- East Aurora, NY
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- George Washington Benjamin Franklin Alexander Hamilton Samuel Adams John Hancock John Quimcy Adams
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...