PROSE WORKS OF WILLIAM BYRD OF WESTOVER: Narratives of a Colonial Virginian
by Wright, Louis B. (ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/Very Good
- Seller
-
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1966. 438 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Very bright and clean. Spine sunned. Light foxing to edges of text block. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. DJ spine sunned. Lightly soiled. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16510LITP
- Title
- PROSE WORKS OF WILLIAM BYRD OF WESTOVER: Narratives of a Colonial Virginian
- Author
- Wright, Louis B. (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- LITERATURE POETRY POEMS POETS WILLIAM BYRD OF WESTOVER PROSE WORKS POETIC WORKS COLONIAL VIRGINIAN COLONIAL VIRGINIA
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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Glossary
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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...
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- 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...
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