AMERICAN ARCHIVES: FIFTH SERIES VOLUME II
by FORCE, Peter
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1851. FORCE, Peter. AMERICAN ARCHIVES: FIFTH SERIES. CONTAINING A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FROM THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, JULY 4TH, 1776, TO THE DEFINITIVE TREATY OF PEACE WITH GREAT BRITAIN, SEPTEMBER 3, 1783. VOLUME II. Washington, DC: M. St. Clair Clarke and Peter Force, 1851. cxi + 1523 pp. Folio, half brown calf with gilt rules, gilt spine lettering, marbled paper covered boards. Binding rough, front board detached, rear joint cracked, leather chipping/dry and powdery, boards worn. Block sound. Prepared and published under authority of acts of Congress. [a].
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- Bookseller
- Boston Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85137
- Title
- AMERICAN ARCHIVES: FIFTH SERIES VOLUME II
- Author
- FORCE, Peter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1851
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
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Specializing in East Asian Books with Aesthetic Interest, Japanese Books with Original Art, English and American Literature, Women's Books and the Generally Intriguing!
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Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
Glossary
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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,...