1873 Motley's Dutch Republic Leather First Edition
by John Lothrop Motley
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/N/A
- Seller
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Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
Very Good Condition, Quarter leatherbound with leather points, First Edition, 1873 copy of "Motley's Dutch Republic." This is the history of the Netherlands. This is a Beautiful copy with marbled page block. It has five raised bands on the spine with gold gilt decoration. It has marbled endpapers. Binding is solid and tight. This is not the 1890 reprint.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Woodward Avenue Bookshelf (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio90
- Title
- 1873 Motley's Dutch Republic Leather First Edition
- Author
- John Lothrop Motley
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1873 First Edition
- Publisher
- Geo. Rutledge & SOns
- Date Published
- 1873
- Keywords
- Netherlands History
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Woodward Avenue Bookshelf
Biblio member since 2006
Knoxville, Tennessee
About The Woodward Avenue Bookshelf
Specializing in fine out of print First Editions and Antiquarian Books.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....