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Young America Abroad: Down The Rhine
by Oliver Optic (pseud. William Taylor Adams)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1869. Later printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. hardcover in red cloth ornately decorated and lettered in black and gilt. Engraved frontis and engraved title page, one additional plate. 341 pp. plus publisher's catalog at rear. Carries only the 1869 date but list of Young America Abroad titles on verso of the dedication page lists book though Second Series "Isles Of The Sea" (1877). A tight, near fine copy, bit of soiling to the spine, Christmas 1885 gift inscription from a father to his son.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E29146
- Title
- Young America Abroad: Down The Rhine
- Author
- Oliver Optic (pseud. William Taylor Adams)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later printing
- Publisher
- Lee & Shepard
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1869
- Keywords
- adventure, boys, series books
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
Glossary
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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.
- 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....
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