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Lester's History of the United States, Illustrated in Its Five Great Periods: Colonization, Consolidation, Development, Achievement, & Advancement (2 Volumes)
by Lester, C. Edwards
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Topeka, Kansas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: P.F. Collier. Fair. 1883. Hardcover. Decorative green cloth with extensive gilt decoration. Covers on both volumes show moderate edge wear. Vol. 2 has heavier fading to front cover. Top spine end on vol. 1 is frayed. Corners on both books bumped. Both hinges of vol. 1 are broken though still attached by mull. Vol. 2 has cracking to back hinge. Blocks remain tight in both volumes. Front end paper, frontis illustrations and title page of vol. 1 are loose from text and laid in. .
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- Bookseller
- Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1313
- Title
- Lester's History of the United States, Illustrated in Its Five Great Periods: Colonization, Consolidation, Development, Achievement, & Advancement (2 Volumes)
- Author
- Lester, C. Edwards
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- P.F. Collier
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1883
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
Biblio member since 2014
Topeka, Kansas
About Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
We sell antiquarian and gently used books specializing in all things Kansas. We also offer a large selection of books for children, vintage young adult & series books; Agriculture; Psychology; Militaria and Western Americana.
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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- Fair
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Gilt
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- Title Page
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