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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and Selections from his Other Writings
by Franklin, Benjamin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
NY: Carlton House. Very Good with no dust jacket. N.D.. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full black cloth, spine in five compartments separated by gilt borders, gilt lettering in red panels in two compartments, gilt tooling in remainder, gilt and red medallion on cover, red endpapers. n.d. (cir. 1960). . The volume is in very good condition, with minor rubbing and slight wear at the head and heel of the spine, else fine; tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD. . World's Great Literature Series. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. (vi), 260 pp .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27227
- Title
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and Selections from his Other Writings
- Author
- Franklin, Benjamin
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Carlton House
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- N.D.
- Keywords
- Biography;, Autobiography;, Benjamin Franklin;, Founding Fathers;, American History;, Carlton House;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- First Edition
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- Remainder
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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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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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