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A Record of the Dedication of the Statue of Major General William Francis Bartlett: A Tribute of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, May 27, 1904
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Massachusetts: Wright and Potter Printing Company State Printers, 1905. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very Good cloth first edition with gilt lettering on spine and cover. No DJ. Edge wear and rubbing to top and bottom of spine. Soiling and discolorations to top of front cover. Corners sharp but worn at top. Ink stains (from a fountain or dip pen) along top of front cover and front edge of spine. Light foxing to front and back end papers. Very light age toning to all pages commensurate with age. No creases, markings, or tears. Text in Fine condition. Not ex lib. 82 pages.
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- Bookseller
- William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000418
- Title
- A Record of the Dedication of the Statue of Major General William Francis Bartlett: A Tribute of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, May 27, 1904
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Wright and Potter Printing Company State Printers
- Place of Publication
- Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1905
- Pages
- 82
- Keywords
- History
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
Biblio member since 2018
Greenwood, South Carolina
About William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts specializes in modern poetry and southern history, with an emphasis on first and signed editions.
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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