Catalogue of the New York State Library, 1855, General Library
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Trustees of the State Library, 1856. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 987 pp. Index. Cloth and leather covered boards. Leather spine and corners with gilt titles, raised bands on spine. Edgewear to binding extremities, some discoloration to front cloth cover. Front pastedown has a handwritten presentation label from the Trustees to the Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church, as well as a Theological Seminary Library label. Interior . Interior age-darkened but clean, binding square and tight.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blum and Rosen Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23310
- Title
- Catalogue of the New York State Library, 1855, General Library
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Trustees of the State Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1856
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- New York State;
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Ardsley, New York
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Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....