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Astoria or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains Vol I & II
by Irving, Washington
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket; Cloth; G P Putnam's Sons; 1897
- Seller
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Bangor, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
NY. Fair with no dust jacket; Cloth; G P Putnam's Sons; 1897. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering and gilt decorated front board and spine, top edge gilt. Fair, edges and spine rubbed, scattered foxing. Volume One's front hinge and spine has separated from binding. Vol I has 15 plates, and Vol II has 13 black and white plates. Tacoma Edition Brentano bookseller label inside rear boards. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Bluestocking Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7219
- Title
- Astoria or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains Vol I & II
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket; Cloth; G P Putnam's Sons; 1897
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- NY
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About the Seller
Bluestocking Books
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Bangor, Pennsylvania
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- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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