New York: T.D. Porter & E. Prescott, 1831. Hardcover. Fair (boards heavily scuffed, scratched, rubbed & stained. leather corners harshly rubbed & stained; lower front discolored/blackened. leather spine highly scuffed, scratched & rubbed; ends rubbed. front end paper has large area torn & removed; back endpaper is a fragment with what appears to be remnants of pg 415.). overzied blue boards w/ red leather spine & corners; gilt spine printing. 414 pgs. Both hinges split with majority of joints intact; front hinge has one cracked joint and the board is very rattled. Dampstaining evident to front endpapers, title page and opening pages. Pages aged tanned with varying intensities of spotted and speckled foxing; foxing is primarily isolated to page edges, but there are instances of light to dark spots and speckles to text. Text remains dark and detailed. This volume comprises the year 1831 through '32.

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Bookseller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 194092
Title: The Atlas: A Select Literary And Historical Journal, Volume IV
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair (boards heavily scuffed, scratched, rubbed & stained. leather corners harshly rubbed & stained; lower front discolored/blac
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: T.D. Porter & E. Prescott
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1831
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