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Old Boston: Reproductions of Etchings in Half Tone
by Blaney, Henry R
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and lightly soiled, hinges and spine cracked, shaken, foxing to tissue guard of frontis
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Lee and Shepard Publishers. Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and lightly soiled, hinges and . spine cracked, shaken, foxing to tissue guard of frontispiece.. 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Orange decorative cloth with design of Old South Church, Boston Harbor and (inscrutably) Father Time on front cover stamped in gilt blue, and black. All edges gilt. Floral endpapers. A collection of the author's etchings (and a few photograph reproductions) of some historic landmarks of Boston with descriptions of each. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 139 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35844
- Title
- Old Boston: Reproductions of Etchings in Half Tone
- Author
- Blaney, Henry R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and lightly soiled, hinges and spine cracked, shaken, foxing to tissue guard of frontis
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lee and Shepard Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- BOSTON, Historic Architecture
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture & Construction; American History; New England;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- 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.
- 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...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
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