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The British Empire in America: Containing the History of the Discovery, Settlement, Progress, and State of the British Colonies on the Continent and Islands of America (Reprints of Economic Classics). 2 VOLUME SET
by Oldmixon, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0678005249
- ISBN 13
- 9780678005248
- Seller
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Augustus M. Kelley, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavos. 567; 468 pages. Two volumes. Hardcovers bound in brown cloth with black and red faux labels on the spines. Collates complete with 8 folding maps, including a folding facsimile map of North America at the front of Volume I. This is a REPRINT of the 1741 edition. Bindings have light wear. The upper right corner of volume one has a small scuff and the rear board has some rubbing at the upper edge and along the hinge. Edges of both text blocks are foxed with heavy foxing on the top edges. The front hinge of volume one is loose but gutter is whole, no tears. Endpapers are foxed. The front flyleaf of each volume has the signature and blindstamp impression of Charles D. Rodenbough, a North Carolina historian. Text is foxed, has occasional light pencil marks in the margins and underlining in pencil. There are some post it flags placed in both volumes.
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- Bookseller
- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 046267
- Title
- The British Empire in America: Containing the History of the Discovery, Settlement, Progress, and State of the British Colonies on the Continent and Islands of America (Reprints of Economic Classics). 2 VOLUME SET
- Author
- Oldmixon, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0678005249
- ISBN 13
- 9780678005248
- Publisher
- Augustus M. Kelley
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- 1969; John Oldmixon; Economics; British Empire; America; Reprint; 1741; Colonies; Trade; Lindley Butler; Charles D. Rodenbough; 18th Century History; Discovery; Exploration; Map; Rare; Collectible.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; General Antiquarian & Rare; Great Britain;
- X weight
- 4.9 lb
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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About the Seller
Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2017
Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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- Countries & Cultures North America United States Americana
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