Children of the Tenements
by Riis, Jacob A
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: The Macmillan Company, 1903. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Illustrated. Green decorated cloth with gilt titles. Corners mildly bumped, light edge wear to boards, darkening to text edges, clean, solid, tight, spine square. Contains eight photographic plates including frontis. At back are advertisements for Making of an American, and the Battle with the Slum, also by Riis.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blum and Rosen Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026504
- Title
- Children of the Tenements
- Author
- Riis, Jacob A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1903
- Pages
- 387
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
Terms of Sale
Blum and Rosen Books
Items may be returned for any reason within 30 days of purchase for full refund. Returned items must be in the same condition as when purchased.
About the Seller
Blum and Rosen Books
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Ardsley, New York
About Blum and Rosen Books
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.