AMERICAN ARCHIVES: FOURTH SERIES VOLUME V.
by FORCE, Peter
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1844. FORCE, Peter. AMERICAN ARCHIVES: FOURTH SERIES. CONTAINING A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FROM THE KING'S MESSAGE TO PARLIAMENT, OF MARCH 7, 1774, TO THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BY THE UNITED STATES. VOLUME V. Washington, DC: M. St. Clair Clarke and Peter Force, 1844. cxi + 1759 pp. Folio, half brown calf with gilt rules, gilt spine lettering, marbled paper covered boards. Binding rough, joints cracked, leather chipping/dry and powdery, boards worn. Block sound. Prepared and published under authority of acts of Congress.
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- Boston Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85138
- Title
- AMERICAN ARCHIVES: FOURTH SERIES VOLUME V.
- Author
- FORCE, Peter
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Date Published
- 1844
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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
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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,...
- 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,...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...