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Edinburgh And Its Story; Illustrated by Herbert Railton
by Smeaton, Oliphant [Theodore Roosevelt III]
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: J.M. Dent & Company, 1904. First Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. First edition of Edinburgh and Its Story by Oliphant Smeaton, from the personal library of Theodore Roosevelt III. Octavo, xv, 396pp. Bound in three quarters green morocco, raised bands, decorative gilt. Reinforced spine, slight edgewear. Marbled endpapers. Includes bookplate from "Theodore Roosevelt" affixed to front pastedown. The "III" on the bookplate denotes the grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt, with the Roosevelt family using the same bookplate for multiple generations.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1212
- Title
- Edinburgh And Its Story; Illustrated by Herbert Railton
- Author
- Smeaton, Oliphant [Theodore Roosevelt III]
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J.M. Dent & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- President Theodore Roosevelt, William McKinley, Vice President Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, President of the United States, Bull Moose Party, William Howard Taft, Governor of New York, Sagamore Hill, Alice Longworth, Edith Roosevelt
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Fine
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