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America Illustrated
by Williams, J. David. Edited By
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Boston: DeWolfe, Fiske & Co., 1883. Victorian era armchair tour of America, illustrated throughout with engravings, accompanying explanatory text. Rust colored cloth over beveled boards, gilt lettering, black decoration, all edges gilt, 121 pages. Some cover wear, mainly to the corners and spine ends, front hinge internally neatly reglued, sound text block, minor foxing to endpapers, clean pages, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 047326
- Title
- America Illustrated
- Author
- Williams, J. David. Edited By
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- DeWolfe, Fiske & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1883
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- AMERICAN LANDMARKS SCENERY HISTORY SCENIC ILLUSTRATIONS
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History and Biography;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
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- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
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