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Travels in Philadelphia
by Morley, Christopher
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Media, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1921. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Frank H. Taylor. Hardcover/ no DJ, VG+ to Near Fine condition; 6.75 x 5"", 264 pages. First Edition, circa 1920, Stated 2nd Printing- March, 1921. Green cloth binding tight, clean & square w/ only a trace of rubbing. NO bumps, chips, fray, sun discolor or scuffs. Gilt door illus. on front & all gold lettering bright, crisp & totally intact. Front endpaper toned. Very narrow split at title page, but text block & binding firmly attached. Text is bright, clean & UNmarked. NO names, notes, torn pages, etc.; NOT ex library. Very handsome, well preserved copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- EDM Book Loft
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 400
- Title
- Travels in Philadelphia
- Author
- Morley, Christopher
- Illustrator
- Frank H. Taylor
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- David McKay Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1921
Terms of Sale
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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