The Army and Navy of America: Containing A View of the Heroic Adventures, Battles, Naval Engagement, Remarkable Incidents, and Glorious Achievements in the Cause of Freedom, From the Period of the French and Indian Wars To the Close of the Florida War; Independence of An Account of Warlike Operations on Land and Sea; Enlivened by a Variety of the Most Interesting Anecdotes; and Splendidly Embellished with Numerous Engravings
by Jacob K. Neff
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- Hardcover
- first
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St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J.H. Pearsol & Co, 1845. Hardcover. First Edition. 5.5 x 9.5in. viii. 624pp. 2 large folding engraved plates and numerous miniatures. Bound in full calf of the period with leather titles labels in gilt. Gilt decoration. VERY GOOD. Shows the binding well rubbed, extremely light trace foxing throughout, both plates have closed tears at the hinge which are not obstructive of the images, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is unmarked, and the boards remain distinct. As pictured.
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- Bookseller
- North Books: Used & Rare (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30132
- Title
- The Army and Navy of America: Containing A View of the Heroic Adventures, Battles, Naval Engagement, Remarkable Incidents, and Glorious Achievements in the Cause of Freedom, From the Period of the French and Indian Wars To the Close of the Florida War; Independence of An Account of Warlike Operations on Land and Sea; Enlivened by a Variety of the Most Interesting Anecdotes; and Splendidly Embellished with Numerous Engravings
- Author
- Jacob K. Neff
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J.H. Pearsol & Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1845
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Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.