Valentine's Manual of Old New York. No. 7, New Series: 1923
by Brown, Henry Collins, Editor
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Valentine's Manual Inc., 1923. First Edition. Full Morocco. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾. xix, 366, [1] pp. Many illustrations, some in color. Many interesting articles about Old Gotham, as was dependably provided by this publication. Full blue morocco binding, a presentation copy, presented to John McHugh, whose name is in gilt below city insignia on front board. Book is tight, plates are bright. Spine with five raised bands. Some wear to spine. Boards are bright.
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- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000963
- Title
- Valentine's Manual of Old New York. No. 7, New Series: 1923
- Author
- Brown, Henry Collins, Editor
- Format/Binding
- Full Morocco
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Valentine's Manual Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1923
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- 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....