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Memoir and Personal Recollection of J.B. Corey, Inscribed by Corey
by Corey, James B
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Printing Co, 1914. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Inscribed by Pittsburgh coal operator J.B. Corey on the flyleaf. 1914. First edition. Hardcover, 8vo. in blue cloth with gilt titles. 405pp. frontis of Corey, illustrated. Fair. Wear to spine ends, corners, title page loose in binding and tattered at extremities, front inner hinge cracked, else contents are complete, clean, and unmarked. Digital images available upon request.
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- Bookseller
- Common Crow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- z011820
- Title
- Memoir and Personal Recollection of J.B. Corey, Inscribed by Corey
- Author
- Corey, James B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Pittsburgh Printing Co
- Place of Publication
- Pittsburgh
- Date Published
- 1914
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- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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,...
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