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Dutch New York
by Singleton, Esther
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead And Company, 1909. First Edition. First Printing Very good+ in 1/4 light green buckram and dark green paper covered boards with dark green text on the spine with gilt decoration and gilt text on the front board. The top edge of the text block is gilt. An octavo of 8 3/4 by 5 1/2 inches with the front hinge cracked, but professionally reinforced and with light rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine. Without a dust jacket. Laid-in at the front of the book are a collection of 14 black and white photographs of New York City skyscrapers taken in the mid-1920's. 360 pages including an index and text. Illustrated with a frontispiece from an earlier work of art and with images throughout from black and white photographs, line art and other reproductions of earlier works of art.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB31988
- Title
- Dutch New York
- Author
- Singleton, Esther
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead And Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1909
Terms of Sale
Town's End Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Town's End Books
Biblio member since 2009
Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
We purchase and sell only collectible first editions in a number of fields all focused on Americana. We are primarily mail order sellers; however, we are open by appointment and welcome visits from customers.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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