The Character of Thomas Jefferson, As Exhibited in His Own Writings
by Theodore Dwight
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Weeks, Jordan & Company, 1839. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 4.5 x 7.5in. xi. 371pp. Publisher's blind-stamped cloth boards with gilt titling. VERY GOOD. Shows the gilt title lightly rubbed, marginal shelf rubbing of the boards and extremities, former owner name of the period neatly on the front endpaper, marginally foxed throughout, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain distinct. As pictured.
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- Bookseller
- North Books: Used & Rare (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29781
- Title
- The Character of Thomas Jefferson, As Exhibited in His Own Writings
- Author
- Theodore Dwight
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Weeks, Jordan & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1839
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...