CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY: Two (2) Volume Set
by Curtis, George William (Editor)/Motley, John Lothrop
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1889. Original green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spines. Bindings lightly soiled and rubbed. Top edges gilt. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down of both volumes. Light scattered foxing. Pencil notes to rear endpaper of Vol. 1. Illust. w/ a frontispiece portrait in Vol. 1. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 290BIO
- Title
- CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY: Two (2) Volume Set
- Author
- Curtis, George William (Editor)/Motley, John Lothrop
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY CORRESPONDENCE MOTLEY JOHN LOTHROP 1814 1877 HISTORIANS PUBLISHER AUTHORS RELIGION MINISTER AUSTRIA 1861 1867 POLITICS GOVERNMENT AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES WORLD HISTORY CENTRAL EUROPE NONFICTION GENERAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion; Autobiography; Politics;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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Shoemaker Booksellers
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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