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The Connecticut River and the Valley of the Connecticut: Three Hundred Fifty Miles from Mountain to Sea. Historical and Descriptive
by Bacon, Edwin M
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1906. First edition, 1906. Remarkably nice copy. Comprehensive history of the river, illustrated throughout with black and white plates, folding color map at rear. Thick volume in dark blue cloth lettered in gilt, black and white illustration mounted on front cover, frontis engraving in sepia tones, 463 pages plus publisher's ads. Very light rubbing to the corners and spine ends, good hinges, firm text block, pages and plates clean and free from foxing, armorial bookplate inside front cover with small name stamp on its upper margin, no other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 044925
- Title
- The Connecticut River and the Valley of the Connecticut: Three Hundred Fifty Miles from Mountain to Sea. Historical and Descriptive
- Author
- Bacon, Edwin M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1906
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- NEW ENGLAND CONNECTICUT CONN CT MASSACHUSETTS MA NEW HAMPSHIRE NH VERMONT VT
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History and Biography; Connecticut - Its History, Art, Antiques, Etc;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- G
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- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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