Crayon Papers, The; Conquest of Spain,The; Spanish Voyages of Discovery
by Irving, Washington
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Forest Grove, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: John B. Alden, 1884. Very Good. Cloth. Reprint. 8vo (up to 9½" tall). Title page shows Alden publisher of first work with James B. Millar listed on following title pages. TEG. Spine tail bumped, light edge wear. Small puncture to cloth at spine tail. Scuffs to rear. Text block is square, clean and tight, toned with age. Previous owner's name on FFEP in pale grey ink..
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- Bookseller
- Bridgetown Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- QA24727
- Title
- Crayon Papers, The; Conquest of Spain,The; Spanish Voyages of Discovery
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- John B. Alden
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1884
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary Collections;
- Size
- 8vo (up to 9½" tall)
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About the Seller
Bridgetown Books
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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....
- 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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