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Catalogue of the magnificent library of the Hon. Henry C. Murphy of Brooklyn, Long Island, consisting almost wholly of Americana or books relating to America 1884.
by [Auction Catalogue]
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
GRASS VALLEY, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
N.Y.: Geo. A. Leavitt & Co.. Fair. 1884. Hardcover. 434pp.; 3142 items; plus Addenda up to 3227 laid in; order of sale sheet which is chipped with loss of corner, also laid in. 4to; original pebbled red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Cover with fading to spine and portion of top front; minor wear to spine ends; splotch of black ink to bottom edge of title page, with diminishing effect to the next leaf (bid form). Pages 349-364 have a closed horizintal tear at right margin with increasing severity to just more than half of page 364. Prices realized in margins with red pen up to lot number 854. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9914
- Title
- Catalogue of the magnificent library of the Hon. Henry C. Murphy of Brooklyn, Long Island, consisting almost wholly of Americana or books relating to America 1884.
- Author
- [Auction Catalogue]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- Geo. A. Leavitt & Co.
- Place of Publication
- N.Y.
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- BOOKS, HISTORY, AMERICANA, AUCTION, CATALOGS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiques & Collectibles;
Terms of Sale
G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
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About the Seller
G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
Biblio member since 2005
GRASS VALLEY, California
About G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
Full time bookseller since 1978.I check e-mail & phone queries frequently and endeavor to respond promptly.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
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