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Little Visits With Great Americans - Two Volume Set: Or Success, Ideals And How To Attain Them
by Orison Marden (Editor)
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/Unjacketed
- Seller
-
Cazenovia, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
1905 two volume hardcover set as pictured. A collection of short biographies of financially successful Americans. Maroon cloth boards with gold stamping are lightly soiled and show wear at edges with slight fraying at corners. Marbled endpapers. Bindings are intact though the tipped in frontispiece and title page have come loose from volume 1. Hinges lightly cracked. Gilt top edge of text block. Fore edge is mottled. Text is tanned but appears unmarked. Includes many photographs. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s
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Details
- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2260
- Title
- Little Visits With Great Americans - Two Volume Set
- Author
- Orison Marden (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- See Description
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- Unjacketed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Success Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
- Pages
- 742
- Size
- 5x7.5
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Financially Successful Americans
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Return guarantee with full refund, including shipping costs, for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Biblio member since 2018
Cazenovia, New York
About Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
We are a group of volunteers supporting our local library. All proceeds go to the library. We strive for excellent customer service. Please contact us with any questions. If you are in the area you may also visit our store, Carriage Barn Books, adjacent to the library at 100 Albany Street Cazenovia NY
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
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