American Book-Plates, a Guide to Their Study With Examples
by Allen, Charles Dexter and James Roberts Brown, et al
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; spine strip is peeling a bit; personal bookplate ifc; textblock edges are toned/foxed
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan and Co, 1894. Hardcover. Good (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; spine strip is peeling a bit; personal bookplate ifc; textblock edges are toned/foxed/scuffed/smudged; inner hinges are beginning to crack; some light penciled markings to the interior; interior is clean with light toning, smudging and foxing; textblock is cracked.). Green cloth over boards with gilt lettering; xiv, 437 pp.; frontispiece; illustrations. Bookplate from the personal library of Joseph Y. Jeanes, noted Philadelphia collector.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 200004
- Title
- American Book-Plates, a Guide to Their Study With Examples
- Author
- Allen, Charles Dexter and James Roberts Brown, et al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; spine strip is peeling a bit; personal bookplate ifc; textblock edges are toned/foxed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- American Art, Bookplates ; Bookplates ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Biblio member since 2004
Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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,...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Spine Strip
- The material covering the spine, or the rear portion of the outside of a book.