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Picturesque American Scenery: A Series of Twenty-Five Beautiful Steel Engravings
by Moran, Thomas; W.H. Bartlett; George L. Brown; with text by N.P. Willis
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Troy, NY: H.B. Nims and Company, 1884. Hardcover. Very Good. 92pp. Quarto [32.5cm]. Brown cloth over boards, with elaborate titles and designs stamped in black and gilt on spine and boards. All edges gilt. Spine is mildly rolled and spine ends are lightly scuffed. Textblock threatening to crack in spots. Ex-library, with a bookplate affixed to front pastedown and notations on the spine and rear pastedown. Including illustrated poems by American and English authors.
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Details
- Seller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 65146
- Title
- Picturesque American Scenery: A Series of Twenty-Five Beautiful Steel Engravings
- Author
- Moran, Thomas; W.H. Bartlett; George L. Brown; with text by N.P. Willis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- H.B. Nims and Company
- Place of Publication
- Troy, NY
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- history; americana; western americana; xmas23; 36xm!
Terms of Sale
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Ken Sanders Rare Books is a full service antiquarian bookshop in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. We carry an ever-changing inventory of art, ephemera, maps, photography, and postcards in addition to a vast selection of used and rare books along with a few new books. We actively purchase and appraise books in all fields.
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- 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...
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- 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...
- 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....
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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