A Voyage of the Pacific Ocean volume 1
by Captains Cook, Clerk, and Gore
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Lyndonville, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Robert Desilver, 1818. 1st Edition . Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Full leather, front hinge is cracked but intact. Some tears in the leather on rear cover, doesn't go through to the boards. Corners are bumped. Spine is darkened and has a small hole which goes through to the filler paper behind the spine. Heel of spine is split about a half inch. Interior pages are lightly foxed. A paste down of the former owners name on front end paper. Volume 1 only
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Details
- Bookseller
- Green Mountain Books and Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004788
- Title
- A Voyage of the Pacific Ocean volume 1
- Author
- Captains Cook, Clerk, and Gore
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Robert Desilver
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1818
- Pages
- 445
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
Green Mountain Books and Prints
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About the Seller
Green Mountain Books and Prints
Biblio member since 2022
Lyndonville, Vermont
About Green Mountain Books and Prints
Located in the center of Lyndonville Vermont we have served our community for over 45 years. Our in store stock is around 35,000 titles and we list about 1,000 books online. Customer satisfaction is our first priority.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....