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Pottery and Porcelain, from Early Times Down to the Philadelphia Exhibition of 1876
by Elliott, Charles Wyllys
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1878. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+. 358 pages : frontispiece, illustrations. Index and advertisements. 4to. Hardcover. Publisher's original cloth over boards, all edges gilt, black and gilt lettering and decorations to spine and front cover. Book Condition: Very Good+. Bright and fresh. Spine ends, tips pushed, mild wear. Ex-Masonic library with one small marking to title page and evidence of pocket removed from rear paste-down. A sharp copy. With one hundred and sixty-five illustrations, and the more important marks and monograms.
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- Bookseller
- DuBois Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003826
- Title
- Pottery and Porcelain, from Early Times Down to the Philadelphia Exhibition of 1876
- Author
- Elliott, Charles Wyllys
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1878
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About the Seller
DuBois Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
New York, New York
About DuBois Rare Books
Dealing in fine, rare and odd books since 2009; collecting since forever.
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- 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...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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...
- 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...
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